An economic impact analysis of market and policy changes in a New Brunswick Fundy Model Forest community

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 957-966

  Lantz, Van A ^a   Yigezu, Yigezu A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

CGE model; Community impact; Lumber prices; Regional economics; Timber supply; Translog cost function

Indexed keywords

COSTS; LUMBER; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIMBER;

COST FUNCTION; PRODUCTION FACTORS;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; PRICE DYNAMICS; RURAL ECONOMY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1342268024     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc79957-5     Document Type: Article

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