Local Employment Growth, Migration, and Public Land Policy: Evidence from the Northwest Forest Plan

被引:1
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作者
Eichman, Henry [1 ]
Hunt, Gary L. [2 ]
Kerkvliet, Joe [3 ]
Plantinga, Andrew J. [4 ]
机构
[1] USFS TEAMS Enterprise, Duluth, MN USA
[2] Univ Maine, Sch Econ, Orono, ME 04469 USA
[3] Wilderness Soc, Bozeman, MT USA
[4] Oregon State Univ, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
关键词
amenities; employment growth; migration; Northwest Forest Plan; old-growth forests; public land management; DETERMINANTS; CONVERGENCE; MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIES; AMENITIES; REGIONS;
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F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
Debates over protecting public land reveal two views. Some argue protection reduces commodity production, reducing local employment and increasing out-migration. Others contend protection produces amenities that support job growth and attract migrants. We test these competing views for the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP), which reallocated 11 million acres of federal land from timber production to protecting old-growth forest species. We find evidence that land protection directly reduced local employment growth and increased net migration. The total negative effect on employment was offset only slightly by positive migration-driven effects. Employment losses were concentrated in metropolitan counties, but percentage losses were higher in rural counties.
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页码:316 / 333
页数:18
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