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Regional Inequality in Indonesia and the Philippines under Decentralization

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K03473
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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

Principal Investigator

AKITA Takahiro  立教大学, 経営学部, 特任教授 (50175791)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords地域間格差 / 都市農村間格差 / 地方分権 / 教育格差 / 格差要因分析 / インドネシア / フィリピン / 地域間所得格差 / 消費支出格差 / 財政収入格差 / 教育拡充
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research attempted to analyze urban-rural and regional inequalities under decentralization in Indonesia and the Philippines. It found, based on household survey data, that, in Indonesia, education is the main factor of urban-rural expenditure disparity and the decrease in urban-rural expenditure inequality is due mainly to the reduction of educational disparity between the urban and rural sectors. The research found also that the recent rise in overall expenditure inequality is attributable primarily to the increase in expenditure inequality within the tertiary education group, particularly in urban areas. The research observed, on the other hand, that, in the Philippines, the decrease in expenditure inequality is due largely to the decrease in expenditure inequality within urban areas associated with the decline in expenditure inequalities between educational groups and within the tertiary education group.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地方分権化政策導入以降、インドネシアでは約15年、フィリピンでは約25年が経過した。しかし、地方分権化におけるこれらの国の地域間/都市農村間格差の体系的な実証研究は少ない。本研究は、このような問題意識を背景に計画・実施されたものであり社会的な意義は大きい。一方、地域間格差の計測には従来地域所得データが多く用いられてきた。しかし、地域所得データは地域の生活水準を必ずしも反映していない。本研究では、地域の生活水準をよりよく反映する家計調査データを用いて消費支出格差を計測し、地域内と地域間の格差に分解可能なタイル尺度により地域間消費支出格差の分析を行った。したがって、学術的な意義も大きい。

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

    (13 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 4 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Spatial Inequalities in Indonesia, 1996-2010: A Hierarchical Decomposition Analysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata
    • Journal Title

      International University of Japan Working Paper Economics and Management Series

      Volume: EMS-2017-02 Pages: 1-32

    • NAID

      120006399655

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Spatial Inequalities in Indonesia, 1996-2010: A Hierarchical Decomposition Analysis2017

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata
    • Journal Title

      Social Indicators Research

      Volume: online Issue: 3 Pages: 1-24

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11205-017-1694-1

    • NAID

      120006399655

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spatial Dimensions of Expenditure Inequality in a Decentralizing Indonesia2017

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata
    • Journal Title

      ADBI Working Papers

      Volume: ADBI Working Paper No. 720 Pages: 1-26

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Education and Expenditure Inequality in Bhutan: An Analysis based on 2007 and 2012 Household Survey Data2016

    • Author(s)
      Dorji Lethro and Takahiro Akita
    • Journal Title

      International University of Japan Working Paper Economics & Management Series

      Volume: EMS-2016-12 Pages: 1-27

    • NAID

      120006332609

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Educational Expansion and the Role of Education in Expenditure Inequality in Indonesia Since the 1997 Financial Crisis2015

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita
    • Journal Title

      Social Indicators Research

      Volume: 128 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-22

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11205-015-1208-y

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Educational Expansion and the Role of Education in Expenditure Inequality in Indonesia Since the 1997 Financial Crisis2015

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita
    • Journal Title

      Social Design Engineering Series, Kochi University of Technology

      Volume: SDES-2015-24 Pages: 1-27

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Fiscal Disparities in Indonesia under Decentralization: To What Extent Has General Allocation Grant (DAU) Equalized Fiscal Revenues?2018

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita
    • Organizer
      The 14th Indonesian Regional Science Association International Institute
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Economic Tertiarization and Regional Income Inequality in a Decentralized Indonesia: A Bi-dimensional Inequality Decomposition Analysis2018

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita
    • Organizer
      The 14th Indonesian Regional Science Association International Institute
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fiscal Disparities in Indonesia under Decentralization: Has General Allocation Grant (DAU) Equalized Fiscal Revenues?2017

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita
    • Organizer
      The 6th Indonesian Regional Science Association International Institute
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Spatial Dimensions of Expenditure Inequality in Decentralizing Indonesia2016

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata
    • Organizer
      13th Indonesian Regional Science Association International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Malang, Indonesia
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Spatial Dimensions of Expenditure Inequality in Decentralizing Indonesia2016

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata
    • Organizer
      14th PRSCO Summer Institute
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok, Thailand
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-27
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Educational Expansion and the Role of Education in Expenditure Inequality in Indonesia Since the 1997 Financial Crisis2015

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita
    • Organizer
      The 5th Indonesian Regional Science Association International Institute
    • Place of Presentation
      Bali, Indonesia
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-03
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Demystifying Rising Inequality in Asia2019

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata
    • Total Pages
      34
    • Publisher
      Asian Development Bank Institute
    • ISBN
      9784899741015
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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

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