Evaluating policy outcomes

Understanding the outcomes of policies is critical for effective governance and conservation.

In GLUE, we integrate causal econometric analysis with the best field and property-level data to bring new understanding to company and producer responses to public and private sector policies. Our interdisciplinary work interrogates how cattle ranchers and soy producers changed land use decisions following the deforestation moratoria led by the private sector and emerging changes in public policy enforcement. We also consider responses at the corporate and processing plant level to track changes in monitoring and procurement decisions and whether any of these potential changes influenced forest on the ground. Similarly, in the US, we work to understand the price and environmental impacts from our biofuels and agricultural policies.