Defining the production technology and technical efficiency The measurement and decomposition of cost efficiency Empirical methods Technical efficiency in southern U. S. pulpwood harvesting
Data on world forest extent ,plantation extent ,and forest management and ownership provide the basis for monitoring the status of the world’s forest, as well as analyzing the effects of markets and government on those forests
This chapter discusses privately owned forests and timber management in a market economy, including : (1) private property rights and tenure (2) landowner objectives (3) landowner characteristics (4) markets (5) government policies impacts
