Comparative advantage analysis was made on short and long-term economic benefit of current policy of returning to forest. Countermeasures were proposed to improve current policy.

• 从比较利益原理出发，对现行退耕经济政策、还林经济补助政策以及退耕还林经济政策的短期和长期经济利益进行了比较分析，探讨了现行退耕还林经济政策存在的问题，并对完善现行退耕还林经济政策提出了相应对策。