Synchronized deforestation induced by social learning under uncertainty of forest-use value

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 452-462

  Satake, Akiko ^a   Janssen, Marco A ^b   Levin, Simon A ^a   Iwasa, Yoh ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decision making; Expected utility; Markov chain; Memory; Slow regeneration; Stochastic decision

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEFORESTATION; EXPLOITATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNER; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LEARNING; MARKOV CHAIN; MEMORY; REGENERATION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 34248215211     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.11.018     Document Type: Article

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