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Policy instruments for developing planted forests: Theory and practices in China, the U.S., Brazil, and France

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  • Zhang, Daowei
  • Stenger, Anne
  • Harou, Patrice A.

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Planted forests are seen as a means to meet increasing demand for timber and environmental services and thus to achieve sustainable forest development. In this paper, we use the Faustmann–Hartman silvicultural investment model to demonstrate how policy instruments influence planted forest development and review such a development in China, the U.S., Brazil, and France. We find that planted forests emerge because of scarcity in timber and environmental services and develop in response to economic and policy and institutional instruments, including secure property rights, stumpage price policy, and efficient forestry governance and administration.

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  • Zhang, Daowei & Stenger, Anne & Harou, Patrice A., 2015. "Policy instruments for developing planted forests: Theory and practices in China, the U.S., Brazil, and France," Journal of Forest Economics, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 223-237.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:foreco:v:21:y:2015:i:4:p:223-237
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2015.09.004
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    JEL classification:

    • Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity

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