Evaluations of Regional Policies Using Economic Geography Models

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20730183
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: TAKATSUKA Hajime 香川大学, 地域マネジメント研究科, 教授 (50304572)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2011
• Keywords: 経済政策 / 地域経済 / 新経済地理

Research Abstract

This study generalizes the standard New Economic Geography model considering capital mobility among regions and vertical quality of varieties, and evaluates various regional policies qualitatively and quantitatively. Specifically, policies for recruiting talented individuals and firms, urban transportation projects, urban development regulations, trade liberalization and protection, resource development, emission credit trading, and carbon-offset programs are examined.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Mobile Capital and the Home Market Effect (2012)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and D.-Z. Zeng
  • Journal Title: Canadian Journal of Economics Volume: 45(3)(掲載決定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spatial Inequality, Globalization, and Footloose Capital (2012)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, T., H. Takatsuka, and D.-Z. Zeng
  • Journal Title: Economic Theory Volume: (掲載決定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Economic Geography of Firms and Skilled Labor (2011)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H
  • Journal Title: Journal of Regional Science Volume: 51(4) Pages: 784-803
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Emission Credit Trading and Regional Inequalities (2010)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and R. Nakamura
  • Journal Title: RIETI Discussion Paper(独立行政法人・経済産業研究所) Pages: 10-E-062
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 都市の空間構造と小売り販売額の分布: NEGポテンシャルモデルによる分析 (2009)
  • Author(s): 中村良平・高塚創
  • Journal Title: RIETIディスカッションペーパー(独立行政法人・経済産業研究所) Pages: 09-J-022
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dispersion Forms : An Interaction of Market Access, Competition, and Urban Costs (2009)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and D.-Z. Zeng
  • Journal Title: Journal of Regional Science Volume: 49(1) Pages: 177-204
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] On the Price-Lowering Protection (2011)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and D.-Z. Zeng
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会2011年度秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学(茨城県)
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-30
• [Presentation] Economic Integration and Welfare : Manufacturing vs. Agricultural Market (2011)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and D.-Z. Zeng
  • Organizer: 51st European Congress of the Regional Science Association International(RSAI)
  • Place of Presentation: Barcelona(Spain)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-02
• [Presentation] Emission Credit Trading and Regional Inequalities (2011)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and R. Nakamura
  • Organizer: 50th Annual Meeting of Western Regional Science Association
  • Place of Presentation: Monterey, California(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-01
• [Presentation] Globalization and the Resource Curse (2010)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H., D.-Z. Zeng, and L. Zhao
  • Organizer: 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association(RSAI)[ 5th Meeting of the Urban Economics Association]
  • Place of Presentation: Denver, Colorado(USA)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-11
• [Presentation] Mobile Capital and the Home Market Effect (2010)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H. and D.-Z. Zeng
  • Organizer: 日本経済学会2010年度春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉大学(千葉県)
  • Year and Date: 2010-06-06
• [Presentation] H., Efficiency of Equilibrium Configuration and Industrial-location Policy (2008)
  • Author(s): Takatsuka, H
  • Organizer: 第22回応用地域学会研究発表大会
  • Place of Presentation: 釧路公立大学(北海道)
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-15