January 14, 2026
Assistant Professor Guilherme DePaula and PhD Student Behzad Jeddi's paper "Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Intensification: Evidence from Brazil's Double-Cropping Boom" was accepted for publication at the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. The paper, currently available as a CARD publication , examines the environmental impacts of agricultural intensification in Brazil, particularly the significant expansion of a double-cropping system involving soybeans and corn. Results indicate that double cropping reduces pesticide runoff by acting as a cover crop that limits chemical leaching, although the effect size is small.