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Forest Economics and Policy Research Unit

1998 Study Descriptions by Problem Area

Current list of studies

1. Forestry Investment Returns 3. Regional Resource Models
2. Economics of Forest Health 4. Public Policy and Objectives

link to top 1. Forestry Investment Returns



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Analysis of Net Forest Investment in the South, and Projections of Investment for Resources Planning Act Assessments
get it! Estimating Timber Investment Potential in the South for the 1998 RPA Assessment
get it! Incorporating Risk in the Analysis of Plantation Investments
get it! Informational Efficiency in Stumpage Markets
get it! Comparing CAPM and Capital Budgeting Approaches to Evaluating Forestry Investments
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get it! Comparing Industrial and Nonindustrial Landowners' Production and Investment Behavior
get it! Landowner Preferences for Managing Forested Wetlands: Assessing the Market and Non-market Benefits of Alternative Forested Wetland Strategies in the Southern U.S.
get it! Nonmarket and Market Benefits of Uneven-aged Forest Management
get it! Assessing the Potential for Agroforestry in the Southern U.S
get it! Individual Behavior and Aggregate Timber Supply
get it! Relationship between Nonmarket Values and Forest Stand Management
get it! The Economics of Private Timber Consultants
get it! Timber Investment Management Organizations (TIMO's)
get it! Replacing Private Forest Investment With Federal Incentives Programs
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get it! Cost Changes in Southern U.S. Pulpwood Harvesting
get it! Technical Efficiency in Southern U.S. Pulpwood Harvesting
get it! Structure and Potential Effects of Best Management Practices on Private Landowners

link to top 2. Economics of Forest Health:


get it! Impacts of Fusiform Rust Research at Stand and Regional Scales
get it! Spatial Logistic Models of Insect Outbreaks in Southern Forests
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get it! Non-market Valuation of Changes in Forest Health
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get it! Decision-making Regarding Stand-Level Economic Losses from Southern Pine Beetle Epidemics
get it! Spatial Modeling of Southern Pine Beetle Spot Growth

link to top 3. Regional Resource Models:


get it! Timber Market and Welfare Effects of Hurricane Hugo
get it! Impacts of Imperfect Competition for Forest Products in the U.S.
get it! Forecasting Land Use Change in the South: A spatially explicit analysis
get it! A Synthetic Review of Timber Supply Models
get it! Southern Forest Resource Assessment Consortium (a different website)
get it! Regional Linkages in Wood Products Markets
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get it! Socio-economic Analysis for the Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment
get it! Southern Appalachian Assessment: Timber Economy
get it! Timber Resources and Economic Profile: Ozark Ouachita Highlands Assessment
get it! Timber Production, Investment, and Sustainability in the South
get it! Integration of Regional Wood Products Markets
get it! Southern Appalachian Assessment: Timber Economy
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get it! Tree Quality in Southern Forests and its Economic Effects
get it! Ecological Sustainability in the Southern Appalachians and Olympic Peninsula
get it! Land Use Change in the Southern Appalachians
get it! Spatial Interactions in Ecosystem Management
get it! Processes Driving Forest Fragmentation in the Southeast

link to top 4. Public policy and objectives:


get it! Public Participation in National Forest Planning: A Case Study of the Monongahela National Forest, WV
get it! A Discrete Choice Analysis of Forest Service Planning Decisions
get it! A Comparison of Stakeholder Preferences for Market and Nonmarket Goods and Services from National Forests
get it! The Economic Value of Forest Characteristics in the Southern Appalachian Mountains
get it! Public Preferences for Forest Management Characteristics
get it! Test/Retest of Public Preferences for Low-Intensity Timber Management
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get it! Wood Products Dependency in the Rural South
get it! The Effect of National Wildlife Refuge and National Forest Proximity on Prices of Adjacent Residential Properties
get it! Social Impact Assessment of Ecotourism on the Rural Quality of Life in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in Jamaica, West Indies
get it! Accounting for Forest Resources in Gross Domestic Product and Beyond
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get it! Socio-economic Impact Analysis of USAID Agroforestry Development Projects in Leyte, Philippines
get it! The Value of Protecting Tropical Rain Forests to U.S. Citizens: A Contingent Valuation Analysis
get it! A Model of Deforestation under Heterogeneous Ownership
get it! The Costs and Benefits of Low-Impact Logging Relative to Conventional Logging Practices in the Brazilian Amazon
get it! The Potential Demand for Ecotourism in Three Regions of Brazil
get it! Natural Resources Management Needs Assessment to Facilitate Ecotourism in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in Jamaica, West Indies.
get it! Impacts of Government Policies and Farmer Preferences on Agroforestry Adoption in Southeastern Mexico.
get it! Valuing Ecotourism in the Sierra Tarahumara (Copper Canyon Region) of Chihuahua, Mexico
get it! Economic Potential of Enterprises in Extractive Forest Reserves in Developing Countries
get it! Rain Forest Ecotourism: Valuing the Benefits of Creating a New National Park in Madagascar
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get it! U.S. Interstate Forest Products Trade and Theory
get it! Economic Analysis of Stewardship Incentive Program Non-Timber Benefits
get it! NAFTA's Effects on International Wood Products Trade
get it! Relationships Between User Fees, Site Attributes and Recreational Demand
get it! Forested Wetlands Legislation, Regulation, and Delineation
get it! U.S. Forest Resource Policy: History, Development, Impacts
get it! Economics of Climate Change and Forest Carbon Sequestration
get it! The Economics of Forest Regulation
get it! Evaluation of the Stewardship Incentive Program
get it! Evaluation of the Forest Stewardship Planning Program
get it! Economic Evaluation of the Forestry Incentives Program

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modified: 19-MAR-2003
created by: John M. Pye
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