Effects of Shifting Populations and Preferences on Nonindustrial Landowner Behavior: An Example from Virginia

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1998-09-11

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Virginia Tech

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The study was undertaken in response to a prediction by the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) that current harvest levels cannot be sustained into the future given an increasing growth to removal insufficiency throughout the state of Virginia. The purpose of the study is to determine how market signals, land and owner characteristics, and owner preferences affect landowners' decisions concerning their forestland. Particular emphasis is placed on the effects of absenteeism and land fragmentation on landowner behavior. Such information is important for targeting policies that will successfully maintain commercial timber levels throughout the state.

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NIPF landowners, econometric analysis, timber supply

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