The document analyzes changes in forest stock and harvest in China after economic reforms. It finds: 1) Forest growth rates peak at a volume of 8 cubic meters per mu, and most village forests have volumes below this. 2) Regression analysis shows harvest increases with forest volume, but household characteristics have no significant impact. This suggests forests are managed like competitive firms. 3) While harvest increases with private and non-private forest volume, the differences are not statistically significant. Most fruit trees are privately held, complicating the analysis of private versus non-private management.

1. Forest Stock and Harvest in China after the Reform By Peter Berck, Lunyu Xie and Jintao Xu We thank the S.J.Hall Fund

6. Data * * * * * Households * * Cell phone * * Phone * * * * * Income * * * Permit * * Labor Force * * Land * * * * * Population * * * * * * * * * Forest Land * * * * * * * * * Volume * * * Harvest 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1995 1990 1985