Demographic Change and Economy in Early Modern Japan: A Multidimensional Approach

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24330110
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic history
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Tsuya Noriko 慶應義塾大学, 経済学部, 教授 (50217379)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KUROSU Satomi 麗澤大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20225296) ; HAYAMI Akira 慶應義塾大学, 経済学部, 名誉教授 (40051164) ; SAITO Osamu 一橋大学, その他部局等, 名誉教授 (40051867)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKAHASHI Miyuki 立正大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (50361845) ; HAMANO Kiyoshi 関西大学, 経済学部, 教授 (40288585)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 経済史 / 歴史人口学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, conducting multivariate analyses using micro-level data drawn from local population registers, this study found that the effects of local economic conditions and household context differed significantly by types of demographic events such as mortality, migration, first marriage, and reproduction, and also by gender and life stage. Second, by aggregating population and landholding of local communities to regional and national levels, this study found that population size in early modern Japan declined moderately from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century, while the total economic output increased considerably. Third, this study constructed historical population and economy database covering communities in central and northeastern Japan during the late 18th century to the late 19th century.

Free Research Field

社会科学