Abstract The existing forest economics literature contains relatively few economic contribution studies at the state level in the U.S. While some prior studies have aggregated the economic contribution of forest sector activities at the regional or multi-state level, none have specifically calculated this in a comprehensive, homogeneous manner across all 50 U.S. states. Utilizing aggregation schemes in the existing literature, this research computes the economic contribution of multiple sectors of the commercial logging, forestry products, pulp & paper mills, and paper products for all 50 states. These findings have important implications, as strengthening these primary sectors of commercial logging and pulp & paper can help enhance wood products industry clusters and their individual industry sectors throughout the U.S. and breed strong regional economies.

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伐木、林业、纸浆和造纸厂以及纸制品的经济贡献：50 个州的分析

摘要 美国现有的森林经济学文献包含相对较少的州层面的经济贡献研究，虽然一些先前的研究汇总了区域或多州层面森林部门活动的经济贡献，但没有人对此进行全面的具体计算，美国所有 50 个州的统一方式。本研究利用现有文献中的聚合方案，计算了所有 50 个州的商业伐木、林业产品、纸浆和造纸厂以及纸制品等多个部门的经济贡献。这些发现具有重要意义，因为加强这些商业伐木和纸浆造纸的主要部门可以帮助加强整个美国的木制品产业集群及其各个产业部门