In this article, we estimate the demand of French private forest owners for forest insurance against fire risk. For this purpose, we combine experimental data and real-world data on forest owners’ characteristics. Our econometric approach consists in estimating both insurance participation and...

In the context of climate change and of increasing energy prices, the share of fuelwood in primary energy consumption may increase, especially in countries with large forest endowments. However, larger fuelwood consumption may have non-negligible impacts on forest sectors. This paper assesses...

Given the importance of anthropogenic determinants in forest ecosystems within Europe, the objective of this paper is to link the evidence arising from biological models with socioeconomic determinants, where the expected returns of forest investments represent the main driver. An...

Given the importance of anthropogenic determinants in forest ecosystems within Europe, the objective of FFSM++ is to link the evidence arising from biological models with socioeconomic determinants, where the expected returns of forest investments represent the main drivers. An inventory-based...

This paper provides an economic analysis of timber species change as a tool for adapting forests to climate change. We use the framework of cost-benefit analysis, taking uncertainty into account both exogenously, via sensitivity analysis, and endogenously, via (quasi-)option value calculations....

The French Forest Sector Model (FFSM) combines a spatial price equilibrium model à la Samuelson and an imperfect substitution assumption à la Armington for wood products between France and the Rest of the World. This paper aims at proving the existence and the conditions of equilibrium in...

Using a stochastic dynamic programming model we analyze how French private forest owners make inter-temporal trade-offs between non-timber amenities and timber income. We explicitly take into account the price expectations and forest growth. In addition, unlike previous empirical studies...