2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on the urban and regional economic policies based on the new economic geography in the era of a shrinking economy
| Project/Area Number |
20330045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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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 | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu 政策研究大学院大学, その他部局等, 教授 (00134198)
TABUCHI Takatoshi 東京大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 教授 (70133014)
KAWABATA Mizuki 慶應義塾大学, 経済学研究科, 准教授 (60375425)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2012
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| Keywords | 地域経済学 / 新経済地理学 / 都市経済学 / 経済政策 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research has studied some of the urban and regional economic problems that are particularly important in the era of a shrinking economy. We have derived policy implications on these problems from the framework of the New Economic Geography (NEG). For that purpose, first, we have constructed based on the models of the NEG a basic framework that is applicable to each of the problems. Next, we have analyzed the causes of the problems and examined the economic policies to remedy them. The problems discussed in the research include the change in urban spatial structure, aging population and the change in an employment pattern, transport sector and infrastructure investment in that sector, the imbalances between urban area (core) and rural area (periphery).
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