Methods of the use of GIS and spatial data in economic analysis of urban policy

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25285080
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Kawabata Mizuki 慶應義塾大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60375425)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 教授 (00134198) ; TAKAHASHI Takaaki 東京大学, 空間情報科学研究センター, 教授 (30262091) ; OKUBO Toshihiro 慶應義塾大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80510255)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 都市経済学 / 地理情報システム（GIS）

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The status and issues involved in the use of geographic information systems and science (GIS) in economics are characterized by investigating GIS-related literature and conducting questionnaire surveys. I investigated GIS functions and socioeconomic spatial data and developed the methods of the use of GIS and spatial data in economic and policy analysis. Tutorial sessions about the use of GIS in economic analysis are held at the Japanese Economic Association Annual Meeting and the Annual Conference of Applied Regional Science Conference. An introductory book about the use of GIS in economic and policy analysis is published. Analyses of policy issues, such as the development of childcare centers and female employment and earthquake disaster reconstruction, are conducted using GIS and spatial data.

Free Research Field

地理情報科学、経済地理