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Forest and Grassland Resources Research ›› 2025›› Issue (5): 11-24.doi: 10.13466/j.cnki.lczyyj.2025.05.002

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Impact of digital-forestry integration on rural residents’ income in mountainous areas—From a dual perspective of human capital and employment opportunities

XU Caiyao1,2(), YAN Lu2, WU Yunxi2, LU Yu2, KONG Fanbin3, YANG Wujian4()   

  1. 1. Rural Revitalization Academy of Zhejiang Province/Green Rural Revival Program Academy, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    2. College of Economics and Management, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
    3. Institute of Digital Forestry & Green Development/College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
    4. Library, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
  • Received:2025-09-04 Revised:2025-10-10 Online:2025-10-28 Published:2026-04-17

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Abstract:

Exploring the impact and transmission mechanisms of the deep integration of the digital economy and the forestry industry(referred to as “digital-forestry integration” for short)on the income of rural residents in mountainous areas can provide theoretical support and practical implications for promoting income growth and common prosperity in mountainous rural areas.With the county-level panel data from 26 mountainous counties in Zhejiang Province from 2001 to 2023,we empirically analyze the impact and mechanism of digital-forestry integration on the income of rural residents in mountainous areas by using a benchmark regression model,a mediating effect model,and a panel threshold effect model.The results show that:1) digital-forestry integration can significantly increase the income of rural residents in mountainous areas,and this effect is more prominent in regions adopting an ecological development model and ordinary counties than in those adopting a leapfrog development model and county-level cities(districts).2) the upgrading of human capital and the expansion of employment opportunities are two important channels through which digital-forestry integration improves the income of rural residents in mountainous areas.3) the threshold effect test indicates that digital-forestry integration has a single threshold effect with human capital and a double threshold effect with employment opportunities.In summary,accelerating the integrated development of the digital economy and the forestry industry,as well as promoting the upgrading of human capital and the expansion of employment opportunities,can effectively boost the income growth of rural residents in mountainous areas.

Key words: digital economy, forestry industry, digital-forestry integration, rural residents' income, human capital, employment opportunities

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