%0 Article
%T Collective timber price agreements in Norway
%A Høsteland, John E.
%D 1978
%J Silva Fennica
%V 12
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a14840
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/4986
%X <p>In this paper the system of collective timber price agreement in Norway is described. The history of »collective behaviour» in the roundwood market can be tracked far back in history, with different degrees of importance, and it has totally dominated the price-formation of roundwood from the 1950’s until the present. In trying to answer the question »What has been the effect of the collective price agreements» a few theoretical market models are used and the empirical data are also employed. Both the theoretical discussion and the empirical data seem to indicate that the forest owners are better off with collective price agreements than with a situation where there are no organized price-negotiations.</p>
<p>The PDF includes a summary in English.</p>