Dealing with timberland investment risk: Theory versus practice for institutional owners

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-268

  Caulfield, Jon P ^a   Newman, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutional investors; Research impact; Timberland investment

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT; TIMBER MARKET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032695709     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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