Carbon subsidies, taxes and optimal forest management

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-293

  Guthrie, Graeme ^a   Kumareswaran, Dinesh ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Commerce Commission   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon credits; Optimal forest harvest policy; Real options

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEFORESTATION; HARVESTING; LAND USE;

CARBON CREDITS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CREDIT ALLOCATIONS; EFFECT OF CARBONS; FOREST HARVEST; OPTIMAL FOREST MANAGEMENTS; PAYMENT SCHEMES; REAL OPTIONS;

FORESTRY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CREDIT PROVISION; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FORESTRY POLICY; LANDOWNERSHIP; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION TAX; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TIMBER HARVESTING;

CARBON; CHELATION; COSTS; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARVESTING; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION; PRICES; ROTATION; TREES;

EID: 67349253083     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-008-9238-4     Document Type: Article

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