Construction of New Theory Incorporating Culture and International Trade

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590057
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: Abe Kenzo 大阪大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 教授 (00175902)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): JINJI Naoto 京都大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 教授 (60345452) ; ISHIKAWA Jota 一橋大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 教授 (80240761)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 国際貿易 / 文化 / サービス産業 / 環境

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project, we have conducted theoretical and empirical research on a relationship between culture and international trade which has not been studied in the traditional trade theory. First, we construct and analyse an economic model which can deal with the impacts of international trade on a preservation and a change in culture. Second, we show the relationship between trade liberalization in service sector and culture since culture is closely related with a service industry. Thirdly, we drive optimal environmental policies under international trade in a country that has a traditional culture of managing environmental resource by commons.

Free Research Field

国際経済学