The Timber Bubble that Burst

"Should have wide appeal....Reveals how political interest groups can influence the rules under which government agencies operate and why seemingly simple actions, such as the selling of public timer, can result in fiasco."--Journal of Regional Science "A serious piece of scholarship that combines the author's own insights and recently theoretical insights of others, along with a wealth of real-world detail, to explain the behavior of the market for timber futures in the Northwest from 1979-82. The results should be of interest to analysts and policymakers in forestry as well as macroeconomics and industrial organization."--John L. Solow, University of Iowa "The book should be of interest to forest products economists, environmental economists, and futures market economists who are interested in the effect of market institutions on prices."--Journal of Economic Literature "Mattey has chosen an important question for public timber policy. He frames his hypotheses carefully and tests them rigorously....His contribution is important."--Forest Science "Should have wide appeal....Reveals how political interest groups can influence the rules under which government agencies operate and why seemingly simple actions, such as the selling of public timer, can result in fiasco."--Journal of Regional Science "A serious piece of scholarship that combines the author's own insights and recently theoretical insights of others, along with a wealth of real-world detail, to explain the behavior of the market for timber futures in the Northwest from 1979-82. The results should be of interest to analysts and policymakers in forestry as well as macroeconomics and industrial organization."--John L. Solow, University of Iowa "The book should be of interest to forest products economists, environmental economists, and futures market economists who are interested in the effect of market institutions on prices."--Journal of Economic Literature "Mattey has chosen an important question for public timber policy. He frames his hypotheses carefully and tests them rigorously....His contribution is important."--Forest Science