Local employment growth, migration, and public land policy: Evidence from the Northwest Forest Plan

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 316-333

  Eichman, Henry ^a   Hunt, Gary L ^b   Kerkvliet, Joe ^c   Plantinga, Andrew J ^d  

^a USFS TEAMS Enterprise   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c Wilderness Society Bozeman   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenities; Employment growth; Migration; Northwest Forest Plan; Old growth forests; Public land management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956918133     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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