Deforestation
By: Jenni Gibbs
- TITLE: Deforestation and the Economy
- KEY ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES I’M ADDRESSING:
- All choices have an opportunity cost
- People respond to incentives in predictable ways
- Institutions are the "rules of the game" that influence choices
- OVERALL RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the economic effects of deforestation?
- SUB QUESTIONS
- What is deforestation?
- Why are people cutting down so many trees?
- How is it affecting the environment?
- Where is is most common to see deforestation?
- RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH:
- DATABASES: National geographic, World Geography, Scientific American
- WEBSITES: OxfordJournals.org, AmericanMeteorologicalSocietyJournal.org
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