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Associate Professor David Craig Evison

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Department: School of Forestry

Email: david.evison@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3692055

Office: School of Forestry Rm230

Language: English

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Fields of Research

  • Economics of forest growing and utilisation
  • Economics of land use change
  • Demand for forestry products
  • International trade and markets for forestry products

Researcher Summary

Impact of the Emissions Trading Scheme on the profitability of forestry in New Zealand. Analysis of investment returns from rural land uses including forestry. Estimation of market demand and supply functions, and derived demand for forestry products.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Agriculture and Other Applied Biological Sciences: Forestry Studies
  • Economics: Applied Microeconomics

Resources

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Evison D. (2022) Estimating annual investment returns from industrial planted forests of radiata pine in New Zealand. Journal of Forest Economics 37(2): 185-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/112.00000544. (Journal Articles)
  • Thornton Pay M., Bloomberg M. and Evison D. (2021) Quantifying multi-purpose indigenous forest management in New Zealand. PureAdvantage.org [Website]. (Other)
  • Evison D. (2020) Engineered timber use in multi-storey construction in Christchurch: the trends over the past five years and continuing challenges. New Zealand Timber Design Journal 28(2): 3-4. (Journal Articles)
  • van Bruchem B., Evison D. and Altaner C. (2020) Analysis of the treated wood market for agricultural andhorticultural uses in New Zealand.Commissioned by Forest Growers Research. 42. (Reports)
  • Craig G. and Evison D. (2019) Latest FICA survey shows business confidence declines. NZ Logger(May 2019): 8-8. [Magazine Article]. (Other)
  • Craig G. and Evison D. (2018) Confidence high in latest FICA survey. NZ Logger(Feb 2018): 6-7. [Magazine Article]. (Other)
  • Craig G. and Evison D. (2018) Contractor confidence steady, but cautious. NZ Logger: 14-14. [Magazine Article]. (Other)
  • Evison D. (2018) Climate change mitigation in New Zealand - what is the role of new planted forests? Wellington: Meeting with Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, 22 Nov 2018. (Oral Presentations)
  • Evison D., Kremer P. and Guiver J. (2018) Mass Timber Construction in Australia and New Zealand - Status, and Economic and Environmental Influences on Adoption. Wood and Fiber Science 50(Special Issue) 2713: 128-138. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison DC. (2018) Estimating annual investment returns from forestry and agriculture in New Zealand. Journal of Forest Economics 33: 105-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfe.2018.06.001. (Journal Articles)
  • Li W-Y. and Evison DC. (2018) Consumption of plywood and sawn timber for concrete formwork in the Chinese construction industry. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 62(4): 30-37. (Journal Articles)
  • Manley B. and Evison D. (2018) An estimate of carbon stocks for harvested wood products from logs exported from New Zealand to China. Biomass and Bioenergy 113: 55-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2018.03.006. (Journal Articles)
  • Craig G. and Evison DC. (2017) Contractors wishing to expand - FICA survey. NZ Logger September 2017: 10-10. (Journal Articles)
  • Craig G. and Evison DC. (2017) Logger confidence rises - FICA survey. NZ Logger (April 2017): 8-9. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. (2017) The New Zealand forestry sector's experience in providing carbon sequestration services under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, 2008 to 2012. Forest Policy and Economics 75: 89-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.10.003. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison DC. (2017) Education for forestry: opportunities and challenges. Rotorua: NZIF Annual Conference, 3-6 Sep 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. and Mason E. (2017) The role of forestry in helping New Zealand reduce carbon emissions to the atmosphere. [Submission to New Zealand Productivity Commission]. (Other)
  • Manley B. and Evison DC. (2017) Quantifying the carbon in harvested wood products from logs exported from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 62(3): 36-44. (Journal Articles)
  • Manley BR. and Evison DC. (2017) Quantifying the carbon in harvested wood products from logs exported from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 62(3): 36-44. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison DC. (2016) Evaluating investment performance of existing forestry and agricultural businesses. Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China: Faustmann Conference. (Oral Presentations)
  • Evison DC. (2016) Future Forestry Market Directions. Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Institute of Forestry Annual Conference. (Oral Presentations)
  • Evison DC. (2016) Writing Skills for Foresters. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: Teaching Week. (Oral Presentations)
  • Evison DC. (2016) Analysis of New Zealand's major forestry markets.Commissioned by Ministry for Primary Industries. 73. (Reports)
  • Evison DC. (2016) Discussion paper - scenario analysis for the RPBC Genomics programme.Commissioned by Radiata Pine Breeding Company. 9. (Reports)
  • Evison DC. (2016) The case for new investment in wood processing in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 61(1): 4-10. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison DC. (2016) The New Zealand forestry sector at the crossroads. Nelson, New Zealand: NZARES Annual Conference, 24-26 Aug 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. and Jones G. (2016) Latest FICA survey shows a lift in confidence. NZ Logger : 10. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. (2015) Economics of carbon and forestry - the New Zealand experience. Vancouver, Canada: Western Forest Economists and International Society of Forest Resource Economics 2015 Meeting (WFE/ISFRE), 1-2 Jun 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison D. (2015) Submission on New Zealand's Climate Change Target.Commissioned by Ministry for the Environment. 3pp. (Reports)
  • Evison D. and Pay M. (2015) Business confidence flat in latest FICA survey. NZ Logger (Aug 2015): 6. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. and Wang L. (2015) A preliminary, New Zealand focused analysis of Pacific Rim forestry trade prospects. University of British Colombia, Vancouver, Canada: Western Forest Economists/International Society of Forest Resource Economics, 2-2 Jun 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. (2015) Survey of key decision-makers involved in the construction of multi-storey timber buildings in Christchurch during 2013 and 2014. New Zealand Timber Design Journal 22(4): 15-22. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison DC. and Apiolaza LA. (2015) Incorporating economic weights into radiata pine breeding selection decisions. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45(1): 135-140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0363. (Journal Articles)
  • Perry C., Bloomberg M. and Evison D. (2015) Economic analysis of a target diameter harvesting system in radiata pine. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 60(1): 31-37. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. (2014) Analysis of the New Zealand sawmilling industry, economic and market trends.Ministry for Primary Industries. 11. (Reports)
  • Evison D. (2014) Latest FICA confidence survey surprises. New Zealand Logger Oct 2014 [Magazine Article]. (Other)
  • Evison D. (2014) Woodscape - on the right track, but going anywhere? Wood Week(15 Oct 2014) [Magazine Article]. (Other)
  • Evison DC. (2014) The Economics of Markets. Napier, New Zealand: New Zealand Institute of Forestry Annual Conference 2014, 6-9 Jul 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. (2014) The use of internal rate of return as a tool for evaluating and comparing investment performance. Nelson, New Zealand: 2014 Annual New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference (NZARES), 28-29 Aug 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. (2014) Use of Internal Rate of Return for measuring business performance. Nelson, New Zealand: 2014 Annual New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Conference (NZARES), 28-29 Aug 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. and Apiolaza LA. (2014) Field evaluation of individual trees identified using robust selection based on breeding values and economic information.Radiata Pine Breeding Company. 6pp. (Reports)
  • Alzamora RM., Apiolaza LA. and Evison DC. (2013) Using a production approach to estimate economic weights for structural attributes of Pinus radiata wood. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 28(3): 282-290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2012.734328. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. (2013) FICA Survey. Survey shows differing views of forestry. NZ Logger March 2013 [Magazine Article]. (Other)
  • Evison D. (2013) Some observations on the economics of commercial forestry in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 58(3): 3-13. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. and Morgenroth J. (2013) Help make forestry a positive career choice. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 57(4): 36. (Journal Articles)
  • Martana K., Lennox J., Evison D. and Manley B. (2013) What is the impact of reduced-impact logging (RIL) policy on the Berau economy? Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand: 2013 NZARES Conference, 28-30 Aug 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Apiolaza LA., Evison DC., Hayes MP. and Walker JCF. (2012) Small (and quick) is beautiful: understanding and exploiting genetic variation of wood quality in corewood. Estoril, Portugal: IUFRO Conference Division 5 Forest Products, 8-13 Jul 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison D. (2012) Changes to the New Zealand Journal of forestry. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 57(3): 3. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D., Easdale T., Mason E. and Sewell A. (2012) Economics of managing New Zealand silver beech for timber and carbon. Nelson, New Zealand: NZ Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference, 31-31 Aug 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC., Easdale T., Mason EG. and Sewell A. (2012) Economics of Managing New Zealand Silver Beech for Timber and Carbon. New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society. 12. (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Martana K., Evison D., Lennox J. and Manley B. (2012) Constructing a regional Social Accounting Matrix using non survey methods for CGE Modeling. Nelson, New Zealand: 2012 NZARES Conference, 30-31 Aug 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Mason EG., Sewell AC. and Evison D. (2012) Validation of an individual-tree volume equation for Nothofagus menziesii (Hook f.) Oerst in Southland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science 42: 25-28. (Journal Articles)
  • Olssen A., Zhang W., Evison D. and Kerr S. (2012) A Forest-Profit Expectations Dataset for New Zealand, 1990-2008.Commissioned by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. 25pp. (Reports)
  • Amalathas S., Mitrovic A., Saravanan R. and Evison D. (2011) Evaluation of DM-Tutor, an ITS for Training on Plantation Decision Making. In Workshop Proceedings. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Apiolaza LA. and Evison DC. (2011) Economic values and selection weights for Radiata Pine Breeding Company breeding decisions.NZ Radiata Pine Breeding Company. Commissioned by NZ Radiata Pine Breeding Company. 28pp. (Reports)
  • Evison D. (2011) A method to monitor forestry profitability.Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Commissioned by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 30pp. (Reports)
  • Evison D. (2011) FICA Survey of Silviculture and Logging Contractors, Dec 2011.Commissioned by Forest Industry Contractors Association. 9. (Reports)
  • McGregor R., Evison D. and Ozanne L. (2011) A Pilot Survey of Structural Engineers' Perceptions Regarding Specification of Laminated Veneer Lumber in Single-Storey Industrial Buildings. Sesoc Journal 24(1): 25-29. (Journal Articles)
  • Sewell A., Evison D., Mason E. and Easdale T. (2011) Economic returns from thinning silver beech in Alton Forest Southland.Commissioned by Landcare Research. 38pp. (Reports)
  • Amalathas S., Mitrovic A., Saravanan R. and Evison D. (2010) Developing an Intelligent Tutoring System for palm oil in ASPIRE. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education: 101-103. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Amalathas S., Mitrovic A., Saravanan R. and Evison D. (2010) Towards a framework for embedded ITSs. In Doctoral Student Consortium Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2010: 1-4. (Conference Contributions - Published)
  • Evison D. (2010) Real Exchange Rate Impacts on New Zealand Forestry Export Competitiveness. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 55(3): 27-29. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison DC. (2010) Comparing profitability of forestry and farming. Nelson, New Zealand: NZ Agricultural and Resource Economists Society Annual Conference, 26-27 Aug 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison DC. (2009) Radiata pine forestry returns under the ETS, and potential impacts on land use change. Nelson, New Zealand: Annual Conference New Zealand Institute of Forestry, 9-12 Jun 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Mason EG. and Evison DC. (2009) A response to some questions posed by Nick Smith, National Party spokesman on climate change, relating to forestry and the proposed emissions trading scheme.National Party. 12pp. (Reports)
  • Orton S. and Evison D. (2009) Demand for roundwood by the New Zealand wine-growing industry. Christchurch, New Zealand: Revisiting Eucalypts 2009 Workshop, 1-1 Feb 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Evison D. (2008) A method for comparing investment returns from major rural land uses including forestry. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 53(3): 27-32. (Journal Articles)
  • Evison D. (2008) The impact of carbon credits on New Zealand Radiata pine forestry profitability. New Zealand Journal of Forestry 53(1): 42-44. (Journal Articles)

Editorial Work

  • New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science Associate Editor ( 2019 - 2023)

Review and Refereeing

  • Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics ( 2017 )
  • Forest Policy and Economics ( 0 - 2023)
  • Journal of Forest Policy and Economics ( 2015 - 2023)
  • New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science ( 0 - 2023)
  • New Zealand Journal of Forestry Science; Forest Policy and Economics ( 2011 - 2023)

Affiliations

  • New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) (Professional Organisation): Member
  • New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM) (Professional Organisation): Member

Key Methodologies

  • Financial analysis of forestry and other rural land uses
  • Econometric estimation of supply and demand equations
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