Can Forest Plantations Alleviate Pressure on Natural Forests?

by Bambang Tri Hartono

This study examines the efficiency of the industrial timber and pulp plantation program in Indonesia using panel data from 1994 to 1998. Thirty-two companies from four provinces were included in this study. Firm-specific technical efficiencies were computed from the estimation of a stochastic frontier production function. The efficiency of a firm is measured by the shortfall of realized planting against what fully efficient firms could have produced using the same amount of inputs.

  • Publication Year: 2002
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Sector: Green
  • Type: Dissertation Research Grant
  • Research Area: Forestry
  • Research Topic: Forest Conversion to Other Land Uses
  • Analytical Framework: Economic Analysis
Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia