International Trade in Forest Products: Lumber Trade Disputes, Models and Examples

by G. Cornelis van Kooten (Editor), Linda Voss (Editor), Joseph Buongiorno (Contribution by), Jinggang Guo (Contribution by), Craig Johnston (Contribution by)

Overview

Because of the long-standing Canada-U.S. lumber trade dispute and the current pressure on the world's forests as a renewable energy source, much attention has been directed toward the modelling of international trade in wood products. Two types of trade models are described in this book: one is rooted in economic theory and mathematical programming, and the other consists of two econometric/statistical models--a gravity model rooted in theory and an approach known as GVAR that relies on time series analyses. The purpose of the book is to provide the background theory behind models and facilitate readers in easily constructing their own models to analyse policy questions that they wish to address, whether in forestry or some other sector. Examples in the book are meant to illustrate how models can be used to say something about a variety of issues, including identification of the gains and losses to various players in the North American softwood lumber business, and the potential for redirecting sales of lumber to countries outside the United States. The discussion is expanded to include other products besides lumber, and used to examine, for example, the effects of log export restrictions by one nation on all other forestry jurisdictions, the impacts of climate policies as they relate to the global forest sector, and the impact of oil prices on forest product markets throughout the world. This book will appeal to practising economists and researchers who wish to examine various policies that affect international trade, whether their interest is local or international in scope. Because the book provides the theoretical bases underlying various models, students and practitioners will find this a valuable reference book or supplementary textbook.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789248258
Publisher:	CAB International North America
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

G Cornelis van Kooten (Edited By) G. Cornelis van Kooten is Professor in the Department of Economics, and the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Studies and Climate, at the University of Victoria. Professor van Kooten has been a consultant to various governments and government agencies, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Union, and a variety of non-governmental organizations, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the WWF. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (2012) and was awarded its Publication of Enduring Quality Award in 2011.Linda Voss (Edited By) Linda Voss is research assistant in the Resource Economics and Policy Analysis Research Unit in the Department of Economics at the University of Victoria.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction – G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada
2. Canada - U.S. Softwood Lumber Dispute: Background – G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada, Harry Nelson, University of British Columbia, Canada and Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh, University of Victoria, Canada
3. Spatial Price Equilibrium Trade Modelling: Theory – G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada and Craig Johnston, Bank of Canada, Canada
4. Modeling Bilateral Forest Products Trade – Craig Johnston, Bank of Canada, Canada, Brad Stennes, Canadian Forest Service, Canada and G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada
5. Economic Analysis of a Softwood Lumber Quota Regime and a Policy To Subsidize Biomass Generation of Electricity – Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh, University of Victoria, Canada and G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada
6. Global Forest Products Trade Model – Prakash Nepal, USDA Forest Products Laboratory, USA, Joseph Buongiorno, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, Craig Johnston, Bank of Canada, Canada, Jeffrey Prestemon, U.S. Forest Service, USA and Jinggang Guo, U.S. Forest Service, USA
7. Softwood Lumber Trade and Trade Restrictions: Gravity Model – Xintong Li, University of Victoria, Canada, Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh, University of Victoria, Canada and G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada
8. A Global Vector Autoregression Model for Softwood Lumber Trade – Fatemeh Mokhtarzadeh, University of Victoria, Canada
9. Spatial Price Equilibrium Trade Modelling: Theory – G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria, Canada