The forest and agricultural sector optimization model (FASOM): model structure and policy applications.

Darius M. Adams; Ralph Alig; J.M. Callaway; Bruce A. McCarl; Steven M. Winnett

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-495

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The forest and agricultural sector optimization model (FASOM): model structure and policy applications.

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Authors:

Darius M. Adams, Ralph Alig, J.M. Callaway, Bruce A. McCarl, Steven M. Winnett

Year:

1996

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-495

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-495. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 60 p

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Abstract

The Forest and Agricultural Sector Optimization Model (FASOM) is a dynamic, nonlinear programming model of the forest and agricultural sectors in the United States. The FASOM model initially was developed to evaluate welfare and market impacts of alternative policies for sequestering carbon in trees but also has been applied to a wider range of forest and agricultural sector policy scenarios. We describe the model structure and give selected examples of policy applications. A summary of the data sources, input data file format, and the methods used to develop the input data files also are provided.

Keywords

Economics, forest sector, reforestation, afforestation, policy scenarios, models

Citation

Adams, Darius M.; Alig, Ralph J.; Callaway, J.M.; McCarl, Bruce A.; Winnett, Steven M. 1996. The forest and agricultural sector optimization model (FASOM): model structure and policy applications. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-495. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 60 p