Forest conservation in the Philippines: An economic assessment of selected policy responses using a computable general equilibrium model

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 671-693

  Stenberg, Luz Centeno ^a   Siriwardana, Mahinda ^b  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CGE modeling; Deforestation and reforestation; Philippines; Simulations

Indexed keywords

CGE MODELING; DEFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION; EQUILIBRIUM MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FORESTRY;

ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 33846495585     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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