Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

The University of Maine

Technical Bulletins

1996

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tb161: Forestry Investments And Option Values: Theory And Estimation, Andrew J. Plantinga May 1996

Tb161: Forestry Investments And Option Values: Theory And Estimation, Andrew J. Plantinga

Technical Bulletins

This bulletin considers option values related to a principal problem for forestry investors, the timing of harvests. The purpose is to present a general theory of the rotation problem under uncertainty and irreversibility and provide a methodology for empirically estimating option values. Modifications of the framework for analyzing options values related to other aspects of forestry investments are also discussed.