2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Theoretical and empirical studies on ex-ante as well as post rating and establishing methodologies for Structural Reform Special Zones
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16203017
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | University of Hyogo (2005-2007)
Osaka University (2004) |
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Principal Investigator |
TSUJI Masatsugu University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Applied Informatics, Professor (90029918)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMAUCHI Naoto Osaka University, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Professor (90243146)
SUZUKI Wataru Tokyo Gakugei University, Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate professor (80324854)
FUKUSHIGE Mototsugu Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics, Professor (10208936)
II Masako Hitotsubashi University, School of International and Public Policy, Professor (50272787)
MIYAHARA Shoichi Aoyama Gakuin University, College of Economics, Associate professor (40301585)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | ICT Special Economic Region / Industrial clusters / Innovation / Reduction of medical expenditures / Regional medical care / Deregulations / Policy evaluation / Provit analysis |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, we analyzed special economic regions in order to clarify what are factors to promote not only economic welfare and economic activities in those areas. Mail surveys, in-depth interviews and econometric analyses were intensively conducted to achieve the above goals. Among them, the following analyses are representing examples :
(1) relationship between innovations of SMEs (Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise) and special economic regions as well as industrial clusters ;
(2) relationship between medical expenditures and the utilization of eHealth System, which is aimed to apply IT (Information Technology) in the medical field ; and
(3) ainternational comparative study of industrial upgrading and innovations in industrial parks
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. In all above researches, establishing special economic regions in Japan and in other counties are proved to have a certain impact on the regional welfare and economic conditions. Especially, in the medical field, the regions which have been utilizing eHealth systems are proved to reduce medical expenditures, and it is needless to emphasize the role of SEZs in the East Asian economic development. This research strongly supports the hypothesis and even inside Japan, special economic regions had a positive role to the revitalization of the regions.
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