Market and welfare implications of the reservation price strategy for forest harvest decisions

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 217-243

  Gong, Peichen ^a   Löfgren, Karl Gustaf ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Price uncertainty; Reservation price; Rotation age; Timber market; Timber supply

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; TIMBER;

FAUSTMANN RULE; PRICE UNCERTAINTY; RESERVATION PRICE STRATEGY; SHORT-RUN RANDOM VARIATION;

FORESTRY;

COMMODITY PRICE; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST PRODUCT; HARVESTING; LANDOWNER; PROFITABILITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE IMPACT;

DEMAND; EVEN AGED STANDS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; OPTIMIZATION; PRICE CHANGES; SUPPLY;

EID: 35148837704     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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