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An economic analysis of thinning intensity and thinning type of a two-tiered even-aged Forest stand

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The issue of the optimal thinning type has occupied foresters since the beginnings of modern forestry. Thinning from below and thinning from above represent the two extreme solutions in a continuum of thinning types. This paper provides a general economic analysis of the thinning intensity dependent on the social class and the decision between thinning from below, above or both ends. Therefore, a two-tiered even-aged forest stand is assumed, in which only a dominant and a suppressed class of trees can be distinguished. Optimal thinning intensities are derived for each cohort to maximize the land expectation value and analyzed in a comparative static analysis. The results provide a general insight into the thinning type decision and identify conditions under which a certain thinning type is likely to be optimal. The findings are discussed in comparison to existing literature.

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  • Halbritter, Andreas, 2020. "An economic analysis of thinning intensity and thinning type of a two-tiered even-aged Forest stand," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:forpol:v:111:y:2020:i:c:s1389934119302205
    DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102054
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    1. Gregory S. Amacher & Markku Ollikainen & Erkki A. Koskela, 2009. "Economics of Forest Resources," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262012480, December.
    2. Halbritter, Andreas & Deegen, Peter, 2015. "A combined economic analysis of optimal planting density, thinning and rotation for an even-aged forest stand," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 38-46.
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