Evaluating the Effects of Competition Policy on Industry Location and Economic Growth

• Project/Area Number: 25K05086
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: DAVIS COLIN 同志社大学, 国際教育インスティテュート, 教授 (70432557)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 橋本 賢一 神戸大学, 経済学研究科, 教授 (70403219)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2030-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2029: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
• Keywords: 理論経済学 / 経済成長論

Outline of Research at the Start

The rising concentration of market power has led to strong demand for the enforcement of competition policy. In an increasingly integrated world, policy environments are a key factor in firm location decisions for production and R&D, with important implications for economic growth and welfare.