An Evaluation of Protected Area Policies in the European Union

The European Union designates 26% of its landmass as a protected area, limiting economic development to favor biodiversity. This paper uses the staggered introduction of protected-area policies between 1985 and 2020 to study the selection of land for protection and the causal effect of protection on

欧盟将本国26%的陆地面积划定为受保护区域，通过限制经济开发以助力生物多样性保护。本文利用1985年至2020年间分阶段推出的保护区政策，研究土地保护的选址决策，以及保护措施对……的因果效应。