Uncertainty, debt, and forest harvesting: Faustmann revisited

Forest Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 188-196

  Fina, Mark ^b   Amacher, Gregory S ^a   Sullivan, Jay ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dynamic programming; Faustmann; Search models; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; HARVESTING; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

ASSOCIATED RESERVATION PRICE STRATEGY;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0035026372     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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