Juurola, M., Ollonqvist, P., Pajuoja, H. & Toropainen, M. 1999.
Outcomes of forest improvement work in Finland. Silva Fennica
33(3): 217-224. (In English)
Abstract: This paper discusses public subsidies aimed
at intensifying timber production as an initial part of an evaluation
of the profitability of forest investment subsidies in Finland.
In many countries there are very few proper ex post evaluations
of the forest policy instruments in economic terms. The scarcity
of timber among users and their attempts to construct new forest
policy are discussed first. The increments in annual growth and
growing stock as well as its valuation are then evaluated. The
final gross utility increments due to forestry investments are
measured through their importance in the forest industry products.
The direct and indirect changes in GDP are calculated by using
the input-output method.
Keywords: Forest improvement work, Subsidies, Forest
policy, Input-output method, Allowable cut.
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