In spite of many changes in European forest sector markets and industries since the 1990s,
a comprehensive synthesis on the econometric and forest sector modelling research …

This study employs a parametric input distance function that incorporates both desirable and
undesirable outputs to provide a more complete representation of the production technology …

The efficiency and productivity of the wood products manufacturing sector have been
evaluated by many researchers. Productivity growth compensates for price increases and …

The objective of this article was to measure the productivity of pulp and paper industry in
OECD countries over the period of 1991–2000. We calculated the Malmquist productivity …

The Canadian boreal logging industry has attracted little or no attention from economic
researchers in spite of its importance for the competitiveness and long-term survival of other …

The production structure of the Canadian logging industry is studied using duality theory in
production and costs. An unrestricted translog cost function and nine restricted cost functions …

The strategic production decisions to improve profits for sawmills can be described in three
main dimensions. More value-added production increases unit revenues, larger volumes …

Production efficiency in the Norwegian sawmilling sector was investigated by means of data
envelopment analysis, using individual mill observations from the period 1974-91. The …

The size and quality of timber in British Columbia declined steadily through the 1960s and
1970s. This paper presents estimates of factor substitution, technical change and returns to …

Few studies have examined the own-price elasticity of Canadian softwood lumber supply or
output-adjusted factor demand elasticities over the past two decades, despite the utility of …