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Article

“Let It Be” or “Nip It in the Bud”? A Study of the Impact of Population Outflow on Economic Growth and High-Quality Economic Development in Forest Areas

College of Economics & Management, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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Forests 2025, 16(2), 235; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020235
Submission received: 21 December 2024 / Revised: 19 January 2025 / Accepted: 21 January 2025 / Published: 25 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Abstract

In the face of the realistic background of population loss, resource constraints and factor constraints, it explores the high-quality development of forest areas, aiming to analyze the impacts of population exodus from forest areas on economic growth and high-quality development. The focus is on China’s key state-owned forest areas, especially in Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A set of indicators centered on the concept of green development is constructed and designed to measure the dynamics of high-quality economic development and the impact of population outflow in the three provinces and regions from 2000 to 2022. The study found that (1) Heilongjiang Province excels in high-quality economic development, followed by Jilin Province, while the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region lags behind. During the observation period, the high-quality development trend in the forest areas showed a steady upward trend until 2014 and then began to slow down or even decline. (2) The pulling effect of population mobility on economic growth in forest areas has gradually weakened; nevertheless, the effective agglomeration of labor and capital is still a key factor driving economic growth. (3) Population exodus poses an obstacle to high-quality economic development. Increased population mobility has a negative impact on both economic growth and high-quality development, exacerbating economic fluctuations, and is not conducive to stability and high-quality development. It is worth noting that although the population base plays a fundamental role in economic growth, the direct effect of population on development is not significant. On the contrary, there is a negative correlation between population outflow and high-quality economic development. Based on the findings, strategic recommendations are made with the aim of promoting a shift from a growth model that relies on population numbers to a development model that focuses on the improvement of population quality in forest areas, thereby realizing a fundamental innovation in the economic development model. This study enriches the theory of regional development in forest areas and is of great significance in promoting sustainable development in forest areas.
Keywords: high-quality economic development; forest areas; population outflow; principal component analysis high-quality economic development; forest areas; population outflow; principal component analysis

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Liu, J.; Cao, Y.; Li, J.; Zhang, Y. “Let It Be” or “Nip It in the Bud”? A Study of the Impact of Population Outflow on Economic Growth and High-Quality Economic Development in Forest Areas. Forests 2025, 16, 235. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020235

AMA Style

Liu J, Cao Y, Li J, Zhang Y. “Let It Be” or “Nip It in the Bud”? A Study of the Impact of Population Outflow on Economic Growth and High-Quality Economic Development in Forest Areas. Forests. 2025; 16(2):235. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020235

Chicago/Turabian Style

Liu, Jiaqi, Yukun Cao, Jingye Li, and Yafang Zhang. 2025. "“Let It Be” or “Nip It in the Bud”? A Study of the Impact of Population Outflow on Economic Growth and High-Quality Economic Development in Forest Areas" Forests 16, no. 2: 235. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020235

APA Style

Liu, J., Cao, Y., Li, J., & Zhang, Y. (2025). “Let It Be” or “Nip It in the Bud”? A Study of the Impact of Population Outflow on Economic Growth and High-Quality Economic Development in Forest Areas. Forests, 16(2), 235. https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020235

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