Assessing the Economic Impact of Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon Through Real Options Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. The Steps of the Investment Decision Model for SFM Projects
2.3. Cash Flow
2.3.1. Main Components
2.3.2. Financial Analysis
2.4. Deterministic Input
2.5. Investment Project Volatility
2.6. Calculation of Real Options
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Deterministic Input
3.2. Investment Project Volatility
3.3. Calculation of Real Options
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rocha, Q.S.; da Silva, R.B.G.; Munis, R.A.; Simões, D. Assessing the Economic Impact of Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon Through Real Options Analysis. Forests 2024, 15, 2069. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122069
Rocha QS, da Silva RBG, Munis RA, Simões D. Assessing the Economic Impact of Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon Through Real Options Analysis. Forests. 2024; 15(12):2069. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122069
Chicago/Turabian StyleRocha, Qüinny Soares, Richardson Barbosa Gomes da Silva, Rafaele Almeida Munis, and Danilo Simões. 2024. "Assessing the Economic Impact of Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon Through Real Options Analysis" Forests 15, no. 12: 2069. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122069
APA StyleRocha, Q. S., da Silva, R. B. G., Munis, R. A., & Simões, D. (2024). Assessing the Economic Impact of Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon Through Real Options Analysis. Forests, 15(12), 2069. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122069