It is often thought that log sales from plantation and natural forests are determined in free and open market auction systems. This is often the case for those countries with a competitive market structure in these industries. Competitive market forces therefore determine log prices in these...

Log pricing and supply arrangements vary between countries. Some countries use open markets to determine log prices while others regulate supply and offer medium to long-term contracts to log buyers. A study of four industrialised countries - the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia...

This paper addresses the issue of structural regulation and selective entry in the Canadian telecommunications industry. It argues that technological change and the regulators in a new era of deregulation provide the momentum for new firms to enter established markets, with entry occurring at...