Regional economic growth and economic disparities in Japan: an approach from economic activities

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  • 生産側からみた地域経済の成長と格差
  • セイサンガワ カラ ミタ チイキ ケイザイ ノ セイチョウ ト カクサ

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This paper aims to identify the factors affecting the state of regional economic growth and economic disparity recently observed in Japan. For this purpose, this paper uses prefectural data classified according to economic activities, and employs a shift-share analysis. The results of the analysis reveal that economic disparities among the regions with decreasing populations have widened considerably, and that the major industry involved in these disparities is the electric machinery sector, which had been one of the significant contributors to the recent spate of national/regional economic growth.

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  • 經濟學論叢

    經濟學論叢 61 (2), 297-325, 2009-10-20

    The Doshisha Economic Association

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