The stochastic rotation problem: A generalization of Faustmann's formula to stochastic forest growth

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-596

  Willassen, Yngve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Optimal cutting strategy; Stochastic forest growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032040672     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(97)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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