2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Location choices of households and industries and the location inequilibrium in an economy with aging population and declining birthrate
| Project/Area Number |
22530241
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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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 | Sophia University |
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Principal Investigator |
KONDO Hiroki 上智大学, 経済学部, 教授 (30324221)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 都市・地域経済学 / 人口移動 / 産業集積 / 家族の経済学 |
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| Research Abstract |
I analyze the location choices of households and industries in an economy with agingpopulation and declining birthrate. First, I analyze intergenerational living arrangements(whether or not a parent and child co-reside). In an economy with aging population anddeclining birthrate, the same intergenerational living arrangement tends to be repeatedfrom generation to generation. This makes interregional migration stagnant. Next, Iincorporate industries which intensively employ human capital in this model, and analyzethe human capital accumulation and the location choice of the industries. The results fitthe actual gap in university entrant rate among regions in Japan. The agglomerationpattern of the industries is more likely exhibit multi-polarization.
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