Forest certification costs and global forest product markets and trade: A general equilibrium analysis

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1731-1743

  Gan, Jianbang ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE; PAPER; PULP; TIMBER;

FOREST CERTIFICATION; PAPER MARKETS; REGIONAL FORESTS; TROPICAL DEFORESTATION;

FORESTRY;

FOREST PRODUCT;

COMMERCE; COSTS; DEFORESTATION; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PAPER; PULPS;

EID: 27744588720     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-100     Document Type: Article

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