Abstract
This paper describes the trends in research on the wood industry in “Journal of Forest Economics”, “Forest Economy”, “Journal of the Japanese Forest Society” and “Journal of Forest Research” since 2000. In the qualitative research, the changes in the structure and issues of the wood industry were organized, and the characteristics and developments of wood industry research after 2000 were considered. In the quantitative research, previous research was reviewed with economics as the main axis, and the possibilities for future research development in the field of forestry economics were considered in light of trends in empirical analysis in economics. In the research of the wood industry, it is important to continue to consider the relationship between forests and humans in society, and to present a variety of options, while combining the results and theories of quantitative research, which quantitatively grasps trends and regularities in social and economic changes, and qualitative research, which grasps the specific actions of regions and organizations in terms of events.
