Implications of the Russian roundwood export tax for the Russian and global wood products sectors

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-166

  Turner, James A ^a   Buongiorno, Joseph ^b   Katz, Andres ^c   Zhu, Shushuai ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Alphametrik Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Demand; Export tax; International trade; Modelling; Prices; Russia; Supply

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SOFTWOODS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EXPORT TAX; GLOBAL FOREST PRODUCTS MODEL; SOFTWOOD ROUNDWOOD;

TAXATION;

CONSUMERS; FOREIGN TRADE; SOFTWOODS; TAXES; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 42349091288     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580801995307     Document Type: Article

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