Recent advances in discounting: Implications for forest economics

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 169-189

  Hepburn, Cameron J ^a   Koundouri, Phoebe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis.; Declining discount rates; Discounting; Far distant future; Forest economics; Forestry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HARVESTING; INVESTMENTS;

DECLINING DISCOUNT RATES; DISCOUNTING THEORY; FOREST ECONOMICS; LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS;

FORESTRY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISCOUNT RATE; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY;

COST ANALYSIS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; INVESTMENT; PLANTING;

EID: 34447260944     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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