Planning development and integration of economics research into the Forest Research portfolio.
Vadim conducts economic research on the Forest Research portfolio.
He has a PhD on monetary issues in transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe from Queen Mary, University of London. He has worked for the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition in Helsinki on various macroeconomic issues in transition countries; and for the Department of Economics at the University of Stirling on applied economic research, including returns to education, simulating the cost of care for elderly people, and income determinants dynamics in older age.
Vadim joined Forest Research in December 2007.
Vadim Saraev on ResearchGate (Previously Vadims Sarajevs).
Vadim works on a range of projects, including:
Payments for ecosystem services and their valuation
Natural Capital approach
Economic benefits of green infrastructure
Optimal rotation length modelling with wind risk and carbon benefits
Risk and uncertainty modelling in forestry
Climate change adaptation and mitigation options modelling and evaluation
Econometrics and data analysis, programming in Python and R, numerical methods

Vadim Saraev
NRS
Northern Research Station
Bush Estate
Roslin
Scotland
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Forest economics: appraisal, valuation and incentives
Peer reviewed journal articles
Saraev, V., Valatin, G., Peace, A., and Quine, C. (2019). How Does a Biodiversity Value Impact upon Optimal Rotation Length? An Investigation Using Species Richness and Forest Stand Age. Forest Policy and Economics
Saraev, V., Edwards, D. and Valatin, G. (2017) Timber, carbon and wind risk: towards an integrated model of optimal rotation length. Edinburgh, UK
Saraev, V., MacCallum, S., Moseley, D. and Valatin, G. (2017) Valuation of Welsh Forest Resources. Edinburgh, UK
Barsoum, N., Gill, R., Henderson, L., Peace, A., Quine, C., Saraev, V., and G. Valatin (2016) Biodiversity and rotation length: economic models and ecological evidence. Forestry Commission Research Note, FCRN022.
Saraev, V. (2015). Estimating the amenity value of woodland views at a national scale with applied GIS spatial analysis. Scottish Forestry, 69 (1), 18-25.
Ambrose-Oji, B., Saraev, V., Peace, A., Conolly, T., Stewart, A., Chetcuti, J and Edwards, D., (2014) An Evaluation of the WIAT Challenge Fund: Changing use patterns, the value of recreation and health benefits, and lessons learned. Roslin, Forest Research report to Forestry Commission Scotland.
Saraev, V. (2012). Economic benefits of greenspace: a critical assessment of evidence of net economic benefits. Forestry Commission Research Report. Forestry Commission. Edinburgh.
Valatin, G., and Saraev, V. (2012). Natural Environment Framework: Woodland Creation case study. Research Report. Forest Research. Edinburgh.
Ambrose-Oji B., Stewart A., Handley P., Sarajevs V., and Valatin G. (2012) Evaluation of the Better Woodlands for Wales Grant Scheme, Research Report, Forest Research, Farnham.
Sarajevs, V. (2011). Health Benefits of Street Trees. Research Note. Forest Research. Edinburgh.
Sarajevs, V. (2011) “Street tree valuation systems” Forestry Commission Research Note, FCRN008
Sarajevs, V. (2011) “Estimating aggregate amenity value of woodland views using spatial analysis”, Chapter 7 in Ambrose-Oji, B., and Fancett, K., (Eds.), 2011, Woods and forests in British society: progress in research and practice. Forest Research Monograph: 3. ISBN 978-0-85538-828-7
FOREST RESEARCH (2010). Benefits of green infrastructure. Report to Defra and CLG. October 2010. Forest Research. Farnham. Contributed to Chapters 2 & 5.