Impacts of the European Economic Area Agreement on the structure and concentration of roundwood sales in Norway

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-62

  Størdal, Ståle ^a  

^a EASTERN NORWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competition; Concentration; Roundwood markets; Timber sales

Indexed keywords

BROKERS; MARKET SHARE;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; MARKET RESEARCH; WOOD;

EID: 0742288645     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-9341(02)00081-3     Document Type: Article

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