Title: An inquiry into the changing pattern of pulpwood harvests in Sweden
Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of Swedish pulpwood production from 1958 until 1995. The development of pulpwood harvests is first described. Using a partial adjustment model, the short‐ and long‐term dynamics in the pulpwood market are then investigated. It is found that the supply responsiveness to economic stimuli such as prices and costs is low, in both the short and long term. I then investigate whether the elasticities are constant over time. The findings reveal the possibility of decreasing responsiveness over time. These results suggest that policies aimed at affecting the pulpwood supply should be based on measures other than price. Furthermore, any policies concerned with pulpwood supply need to incorporate the interaction between the pulpwood and sawtimber markets.