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Productivity Comparison and Service Price Differences among Japanese Prefectures

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K03423
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionShinshu University

Principal Investigator

Tokui Joji  信州大学, 学術研究院社会科学系, 教授 (90192658)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords地域経済学 / 地域間生産性格差 / 地域間価格差 / 絶対的購買力平価 / 地域間格差 / 物価指数 / 生産性
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We estimate service price divergence among prefectures in Japan and use it to recalculate productivity differentials. To estimate service price divergence among the regions in Japan, we use the Country-Product-Dummy (CPD) Method, which was originally proposed to estimate absolute purchasing power parity in the field of international economics. We apply this method to the raw price data of many service items that are surveyed in each prefecture by Japan’s Statistics Bureau. The service industries to which this method is applicable include construction, electricity, gas and water utilities, real estate, transport and communications, and other non-government services. As a result of recalculating productivity differentials reflecting the newly estimated service price divergence, we find some reduction of standard deviation of total factor productivity (TFP)-level differentials among the regions; in 2009 it diminishes by 13%.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地域間の生産性格差を正確に計測しその要因を探ることは、地域活性化のための適切な政策をデータに基づき論ずる上で基本となる。地域間の生産性格差計測において慎重な取り扱いが必要になる観点の一つが地域間価格差であり、なかでもサービス分野ではそれが必要である。本研究は、サービス分野の地域間価格差を計測する方法を提案し、実際にデータに当てはめて計測を行った結果、地域間生産性格差に無視できない修正が生じることを確認した。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 生産性とはなにか2018

    • Author(s)
      徳井丞次
    • Journal Title

      一般社団法人日本統計協会『統計』

      Volume: 2018年9月号 Pages: 43-48

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] 地域間格差は拡大しているのか2017

    • Author(s)
      徳井丞次
    • Journal Title

      一般財団法人日本統計協会『統計』

      Volume: 2017年5月号 Pages: 2-7

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 生産性の地域間格差2017

    • Author(s)
      徳井丞次
    • Journal Title

      日本評論社『経済セミナー』

      Volume: 2017年8・9月号 Pages: 38-42

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] 地域間サービス価格差と生産性格差2017

    • Author(s)
      徳井丞次、水田岳志
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 17-J-012 Pages: 1-98

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The economic impact of supply chain disruptions from the Great East-Japan earthquake2017

    • Author(s)
      Tokui, Joji, kazuyasu Kawasaki and Tsutomu Miyagawa
    • Journal Title

      Japan and the World Economy

      Volume: Vol.41 Pages: 59-70

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.japwor.2016.12.005

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Industry-level Factor Inputs and TFP and Regional Convergence: 1970-20082015

    • Author(s)
      Joji Tokui, Tatsuji Makino, Kyoji Fukao
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 15-E-089 Pages: 1-26

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Regional Factor Inputs and Convergence in Japan: A macro-level analysis, 1955-20082015

    • Author(s)
      Fukao Kyoji, Tatsuji Makino, Joji Tokui
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 15-E-123 Pages: 1-32

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Japan's Prefectural-level KLEMS: Productivity Comparison and Service Price Differences2018

    • Author(s)
      Joji Tokui and Takeshi Mizuta
    • Organizer
      Fifth World KLEMS
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japan's Prefectural-level KLEMS: Productivity Comparison and Service Price Differences2018

    • Author(s)
      Joji Tokui and Takeshi Mizuta
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Estimation of Tatal Factor Productivity with Japanese Regional Data2016

    • Author(s)
      Joji Tokui
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Productivity Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      中国・天津・南開大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 日本の地域別生産性と格差2018

    • Author(s)
      徳井丞次(編)
    • Total Pages
      263
    • Publisher
      東京大学出版会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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