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Incentive Mechanism and Structural Estimation of Demand for Car Ownership and Utilization in Non-urbanized Areas

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K01562
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionKeio University (2020)
University of Tsukuba (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

Konishi Yoshifumi  慶應義塾大学, 経済学部(三田), 教授 (40597655)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsライドシェア / 非都市部交通 / 構造推定 / 実証ミクロ経済学 / シェアリング・エコノミー
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We empirically characterize how automobile demand varies over geographic space and how it affects the economic consequences of climate mitigation policies. We augment a discrete-continuous choice model in a way that accounts for geographic distribution of income, public transit, and portfolio preferences, and show that our model outperforms a naive random-coefficient model in explaining demand stickiness over geographic space. In particular, the model can resolve two empirical puzzles in Japan: Overall price elasticity of demand for vehicle ownership increases with vehicle size; invariance of demand for hybrid vehicles with respect to public transit density. We also use the estimated model to demonstrate the economic significance of this spatial demand heterogeneity: Eco-car sharing outperforms feebates but underperforms carbon tax; The policy impact declines with a decrease in transit density; The naive model overstates the impact in rural areas whereas understating it in urban areas.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本を含む多くの国々では,都市と非都市部間の交通密度の格差が顕著となっている.十分な交通密度の無い非都市部では,公共交通サービス(バス・電車)の維持・拡充は困難であり,今後,少子高齢化・過疎化の進展に伴い,環境負荷の高い乗用車依存に一層拍車が掛かることが予想される.一方,我が国でも2050年までに温室効果ガスの排出量を実質ゼロとする目標が掲げられ,パリ協定の達成に向けた取組みが本格化するものと期待されている.本研究は,都市と非都市部間の交通密度の格差が顕在化する中で,いかに交通由来のCO2を地方の交通弱者に配慮した形で効果的に達成するかという政策課題に対して重要な示唆を与えるものと考えられる.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Invited: 2 results) Remarks (3 results) Funded Workshop (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Structural <i>versus</i> Reduced-form Approaches to Causal Inference2020

    • Author(s)
      小西祥文
    • Journal Title

      Review of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.14927/reeps.13.1_1

    • NAID

      130007843419

    • ISSN
      1882-3742, 2188-2495
    • Year and Date
      2020-03-28
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Do Regulatory Loopholes Distort Technical Change? Evidence from New Vehicle Launches under the Japanese Fuel Economy Regulation2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshifumi Konishi ; Shunsuke Managi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

      Volume: 104 Pages: 102377-102377

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jeem.2020.102377

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 効果的な環境政策を考える ―自動車由来のCO2排出削減施策に関する実証分析―2020

    • Author(s)
      小西祥文
    • Journal Title

      統計

      Volume: 71 Pages: 14-19

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Climate Mitigation and Spatial Distribution of Automobile Demand: The Role of Income, Public Transit, and Portfolio Considerations2021

    • Author(s)
      黒田翔(共著:小西祥文)
    • Organizer
      上智大学 経済学部セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Climate Mitigation and Spatial Distribution of Automobile Demand: The Role of Income, Public Transit, and Portfolio Considerations2021

    • Author(s)
      黒田翔(共著:小西祥文)
    • Organizer
      実証的なモラル・サイエンス研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Do Regulatory Loopholes Distort Technical Change? Evidence from New Vehicle Launches under the Japanese Fuel Economy Regulation2020

    • Author(s)
      小西祥文
    • Organizer
      慶應義塾大学 応用経済学ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Green Sharing and Spatial Distribution of Automobile Demand: The Role of Income, Public Transit, and Portfolio Considerations2020

    • Author(s)
      黒田翔(共著:小西祥文)
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会 2020年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Do Regulatory Loopholes Distort Technical Change? Evidence from New Vehicle Launches under the Japanese Fuel Economy Regulation2018

    • Author(s)
      小西祥文
    • Organizer
      政策大学院大学 ポリシーモデリング ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Do Regulatory Loopholes Distort Technical Change? Evidence from New Vehicle Launches under the Japanese Fuel Economy Regulation2018

    • Author(s)
      小西祥文
    • Organizer
      東京大学 ミクロ経済学 ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Remarks] Climate Policy and Spatial Automobile Demand

    • URL

      http://applied-economics.org/docs/GS.pdf

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Do Regulatory Loopholes Distort Technical Change?

    • URL

      http://applied-economics.org/docs/DTC.pdf

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Spatial Distribution of Automobile Demand

    • URL

      http://applied-economics.org/docs/GS.pdf

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] International Workshop on Transportation and Environment, Keio University2020

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] 実証ミクロセミナー2019

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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