The Analysis of China's Log Import and International Illegal Logging

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10.2991/febm-16.2016.2How to use a DOI?

Keywords

log import; demand model; price elasticity; illegal logging; timber legitimacy

Abstract

Using country-specific data from 1996 to 2015, this paper analyses the import demand of China's log with parameter estimates model and price elasticity estimates model. The empirical analysis indicates that China's import quantity of log is quite sensitive to logs imported from Russia, New Zealand and USA. On the basis of the import quantity index, this paper analyses the changes of China's log imports on the condition of many countries restricting log exports. Considering that the timber legitimacy and forest resources certification are increasingly valued in the world, China's log import will face new challenges in the future.

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© 2016, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Huwen Zhang
AU  - Kuanqi Du
PY  - 2016/11
DA  - 2016/11
TI  - The Analysis of China's Log Import and International Illegal Logging
BT  - Proceedings of the First International Conference Economic and Business Management 2016
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 15
SN  - 2352-5428
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