Lumber futures and timberland investment

Journal of Real Estate Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-71

  Clements, Sherwood ^a   Ziobrowski, Alan J ^b   Holder, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79954519464     PISSN: 08965803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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