Factors that Influenced the Export Success of Forest Products Companies in the Pacific Northwest during the 1997-1998 Japanese Economic Downturn
Authors: Kyle Cunningham and Ivan Eastin Executive SummaryJapanese housing starts reached a high of 1.64 million in 1996 as homeowners rushed to beat the consumption tax increase scheduled for 1997. The Asian economic downturn and various other factors caused housing starts to fall to 1.2 million in 1998. The decline in housing starts, in conjunction with […]