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An Empirical Study on Agglomeration Economies of Cities in view of Local Public Finance-A Basic Study for the Merger of Municipalities-

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10630046
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 経済政策(含経済事情)
Research InstitutionYamaguchi University

Principal Investigator

YOSHIMURA Hiroshi  Yamaguchi University, Dep.of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (30034862)

Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Keywordscity size / agglomeration economies / economies of cities / external economies / optimum size of a city / local public finance / merger of municipalities / efficiency of government / 開業率 / 都市の年令 / 都市集積の経済性 / 規模の経済 / 歳入・歳出 / 財政力指数 / 広域行政
Research Abstract

The aims of this project are (1) to investigate the general relationship between the city size and the annual expenditure/revenue in the basis of data of all municipalities in Japan, througla this, (2) to show the evidence of agglomeration economies and the optimum size of a city in view of local public finance, and (3) to estimate quantitatively the effects of merger of municipalities on the local public finance.
Trough this study for three years, I could achieve aims mentioned just above and publish many papers and a book, which were quoted at the discussion in academic associations and local governments.
The main results are follows.
(1) The per capita annual expenditures (logarithmic transformation) can be expressed at the quadratic, concave function of the population size (logarithmic transformation).
(2) The per capita revenue (logarithmic transformation) which is independent from the national government can be expressed at the cubic, increasing function of the population size (logarithmic transformation). The per capita revenue (logarithmic transformation) which is dependent of the national government can be expressed at the quadratic, concave function.
(3) We can find the economies of scale in cities which have less than 300 thousand of population, diseconomies of scale in lager cities. In towns and villages, we can find always the economies of scale.
(4) The optimum size of a city in view of local public finance is about 20O〜300 thousand of population.
(5) Through these results, the mergers of the Larger Areas for Municipal Cooperation which amount to 341 areas will reduce annual expenditures by 3700 bilion yen (about 13%) that is equal to the construction cost of high way from Tokyo to Okayama prefecture.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (35 results)

All Other

All Publications (35 results)

  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "市区町村の人口規模と人件費"計画行政(日本計画行政学会). 21/2. 79-86 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "歳出からみた最適都市規模"山口経済学雑誌. 46/4. 1-26 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "都市の人口規模と歳入"山口経済学雑誌. 46/5. 1-18 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "市町村合併の財政への効果"山口経済学雑誌. 46/6. 1-32 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "地方財政からみた最適都市規模に関する実証的研究"山口経済学雑誌. 47/4. 1-18 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "行政サービス水準及び歳出総額からみた最適都市規模"地域経済研究(広島大学). 10. 55-69 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "市町村の人口規模及び面積と議員定数"山口経済学雑誌. 47/2. 139-167 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "都道府県職員数の現状及び削減計画とその評価"山口経済学雑誌. 47/1. 297-312 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "地方財政からみた最適都市規模と市町村合併"地方財務(ぎょうせい). 553. 1-20 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "最適都市規模と市町村合併"東洋経済新報社. 313 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Population size and Personnel Expenditures in Municipalities"Planning Administration (Japan Association for Planning Administration). 21/2. 79-86 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Optimum Size of a City in View of the Annual Expenditure"Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administration & Laws. 46/4. 1-26 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Population Size and Annual Revenue in Cities"Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administration & Laws. 46/5. 1-18 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Financial Effects of the Merger of Municipalities"Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administration & Laws. 46/6. 1-32 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "An Empirical Study on Optimum size of a City in View of Local Public Finance"Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administration & Laws. 47/4. 1-18 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Optimum Size of a City in view of Public Administrative Services and Annual Expenditures"Studies on Regional Economics (Hiroshima University). 10. 55-69 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Population Size, Area and the Fixed Number of Assembly Members in Municipalities"Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administration & Laws. 47/2. 139-167 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Present Conditions and Reduction Scheme of Personnel Number in Prefectures and its Evaluation of These"Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administration & Laws. 47/1. 297-312 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Optimum size of a City and Merger of Municipalities in View of Local Public Finance"Local Financial Affairs (Chiho Zaimu, Published by Gyosei, in Japanese). 553. 1-20 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Yoshimura Hiroshi: "Optimum size of a City and Merger of Municipalities"Published by Tokyo-keizai-shinposha. 313 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "都市規模と事業所の開業率・廃業率"地域経済研究(広島大学). 11. 45-62 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "都市規模と事業所の年齢"山口経済学雑誌. 48・2. 1-21 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "地方財政からみた最適都市規模と市町村合併"地方財務. 553. 1-20 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "行政サービス水準及び歳出総額からみた最適都市規模"広島大学地域経済研究センター『地域経済研究』. 第10号. 70-89 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "都道府県職員数の現状及び削減計画とその評価"山口大学経済学会『山口経済学雑誌』. 47巻1号. 297-312 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "市町村の人口規模及び面積と議員定数"山口大学経済学会『山口経済学雑誌』. 47巻2号. 139-167 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "都道府県と政令市における人口移動とヒンターランド"山口大学経済学会『山口経済学雑誌』. 47巻3号. 1-40 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "都市財政からみた最適都市規模に関する実証的研究"山口大学経済学会『山口経済学雑誌』. 47巻4号. 1-18 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "都市規模と行政改善度"山口大学経済学会『山口経済学雑誌』. 47巻5号. 1-28 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "都市規模と都市集積の経済性-オフィス・レントの全国調査にもとづいて-"山口大学経済学会『山口経済学雑誌』. 47巻6号. 1-28 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村 弘: "最適都市規模と市町村合併"東洋経済新報社. 316 (1999)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "市区町村の人口規模と人件費" 計画行政(計画行政学会). 21・2. 79-86 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "歳出からみた最適都市規模" 山口経済学雑誌(山口大学). 46・4. 1-26 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "都市の人口規模と歳入" 山口経済学雑誌(山口大学). 46・5. 1-18 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 吉村弘: "市町村合併の財政への効果" 山口経済学雑誌(山口大学). 46・6. 1-32 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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