What are Forestry Economic Contribution Reports? Making Sense of the Terms and Numbers in Economic Contribution Reports.
Webinar Details
When:
Dec 17, 2019 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:43 (hh:mm)
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Presenter(s):
- Dr. Rajan Parajuli, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, NC State University
- Dr. Shaun Tanger, Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University
- Dr. Eric McConnell, Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University
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Economic contribution reports vary widely in the scope of the forest sector, IMPLAN modeling, results presentation and interpretation. This webinar covers practical guidelines for report users to better understand the terms and numbers in those reports, so that they can communicate the economic importance of the forest sector to their clienteles. Specifically, we will discuss the terminology of input-output modeling, aspects of IMPLAN software and modeling, and interpretation of numbers in the reports.
Due to a technical issue the first 3 minutes of the webinar was not recorded. Please download the file, Presentation_Slides.pdf, for the materials that were covered during the first 3 minutes of the presentation.
Dr. Rajan Parajuli is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in forest economics with Forestry Extension at NC State University. He received his Ph.D. in forest economics and policy, an M.S. in forest economics and management, and another M.S. in finance from Louisiana State University. Dr. Parajuli specializes in economic impact and contribution analysis, forest product market modeling, alternative income streams (payment for ecosystem services), and timberland valuation. He has several years of working experience in economic contribution and impact analyses of forest and other natural resource industries using IMPLAN modeling.
Dr. Tanger is Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the Coastal Research and Extension Center at Mississippi State University. He received his BS in Wildlife Management from Auburn University and Masters and PhD degrees from Auburn University in Forestry. Dr. Tanger has worked with IMPLAN’s database and software systems since 2014. He has worked to document the forest economy’s contributions in Louisiana and across the Southeast and published several peer reviewed articles applying input-output modeling to the forestry sector.
Dr. Eric McConnell is an Assistant Professor in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry at Louisiana Tech University, where he researches the economics and business management of forest operations and industry. He received his BS in Forest Management from Louisiana Tech University and Masters and PhD degrees from Mississippi State University in Forest Products and Forest Resources respectively.
Resources
Rajan Parajuli, Eric McConnel, Shaun Tanger, and James Henderson. 2019. Interpreting Forestry Economic Contribution Reports: A User's Guide. Journal of Extension, 57(4)
The Economics of Forestry. A website with resources and information about the economics of forestry
Forest Economic Contributions Summit: Strategies for Development, Communication & Education on the Sector's Role in the Southern Region. March 10-11, 2020. For more information click here.
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