Estimation of social multiplier with application: cartel and environmental standard

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23730243
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Applied economics
Research Institution	The University of Kitakyushu
Principal Investigator	GOTO Ujo 北九州市立大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30324841)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	社会的乗数 / カルテル形成 / 競争政策 / カルテル / 社会的相互依存モデル / 離散選択 / 社会相互依存モデル
Research Abstract	An economic agent at least depends on the action of the group that the economic agent belongs. How does the action of the group have an influence on an economic agent? The purpose of this research is to estimate a social multiplier that means to what extent the economic agent is sensitive to the action of the group. As an example, I take the cartel actually implemented in Japan. The social multiplier estimated is statistically significant and positive. This shows the agent positively synchronize the group. The group could not cartelize when the norm of the economic environment worked properly.