Research on regional revitalization through social finance and demand-pull markets

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19KK0334
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A))
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
• Research Institution: Keio University (2022-2023); Kobe University (2019-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Hoda Takaaki 慶應義塾大学, 総合政策学部(藤沢), 教授 (90581546)
• Project Period (FY): 2020 – 2023
• Keywords: クラウドファンディング / 地域通貨 / ふるさと納税 / 地方創生 / 地域活性化 / ソーシャルファイナンス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Research results include five papers, two with peer review, two published books, one foreign book, and one invited lecture. We were able to carry out and complete all of the research that we had originally planned, and were able to produce more research results than we had originally planned. Specifically, while we were able to contribute to the accumulation of academic knowledge regarding social finance methods that are key to regional revitalization and regional revitalization in recent years, such as crowdfunding, hometown tax payments, and digital local currencies, We were also able to derive practical implications. Discussion also covered how best to engage with stakeholders in each method.

Free Research Field

ソーシャルファイナンス

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

クラウドファンディング、ふるさと納税、デジタル地域通貨という、近年の地方創生、地域活性化において鍵となるソーシャルファイナンスの各手法について、海外における諸制度との比較検討を行う素地となる研究成果を残すことができた。特に、地域金融機関におけるクラウドファンディングの認識や、ふるさと納税におけるDemand Pull仮説の検証は、今後ソーシャルファイナンスの日本と諸外国との国際比較を行う上で、その学術的、および実務的な意義は大きいと考える。