Evaluation of U.S. southern pine stumpage market informational efficiency

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 561-572

  Prestemon, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARVESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

STUMPAGE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

INFORMATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICING POLICY; TIMBER MARKET;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS ECHINATA;

EID: 0037534147     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x02-198     Document Type: Article

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