產業是構成一個國家經濟發展的盤石;然而,各國各地區資源的多寡、地形、氣候、環境因素不盡相同,因此會發展出代表其特色以及最具優勢的產業。客家族群經濟乃是客家人的遷徙移動構圖中,參與並形塑了區域的族群關係、產業資源的開發以及往來的商品交易,型塑出具族群特色的生活風貌。本研究以臺灣北部客家聚集最多的桃園、新竹及苗栗地區為研究空間範圍,以華藝中文電子期刊資料庫(簡稱CEPS)為基礎,蒐集2001年至2014年間客家產業與經濟研究之期刊論文,進行內容分析法。在搜集並篩選出的70篇論文中,發現客委會成立後,有大幅增加的情況;桃竹苗客家產業經濟研究的研究主題方面,以文化或地方產業、休閒農業為最多,分別有19篇和17篇;然後是茶產業的研究9篇。在桃竹苗三所國立大學成立客家學院之後,這種圍繞在族群與地緣關係的研究取徑,實在應予以提升及加強,例如客家族群或是地方學(苗栗學)的研究與發展。
Industry is the foundation of a country's economic development. However, the amount of resources, topography, climate, and environmental factors in different regions and countries are different. Therefore, countries will develop industries that represent their characteristics and have the most advantages. The Hakka ethnic economy is the migration and movement composition of the Hakka people. It participates in and shapes the regional ethnic relations, the development of industrial resources, and the exchange of commodities. In this study, the Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli areas with the most Hakka gatherings in northern Taiwan were used as the research space. Based on the Chinese Electronic Periodical Services (CEPS), the journal articles of Hakka industry and economic research between 2001 and 2014 were collected. Conduct content analysis was used in research method. In the 70 papers collected and screened, it was found that after the establishment of the Hakka Affairs Council, there was a substantial increase. In terms of the research topics of the Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Hakka industrial economic research, there were 19 articles on culture or local industry, and 17 articles on leisure agriculture. And, there were 9 articles on the tea industry. After the establishment of the Hakka colleges in the three national universities of Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli areas, this kind of research approach centered on ethnic and geographical relations should be improved and strengthened, such as the research and development of Hakka groups or local studies (ex. Miaoli studies).