Applied Analysis of Growth, Trade, and Public Policy

This book analyzes the various problems of growth, trade and public policy from the perspective of applied economics, based on research in areas such as public policies, trade and regulation, and development economics. Part 1 investigates the broad problems of growth and regional economy, focusing on economic developments in Japan and Korea. Part 2 discusses trade and foreign investment in Japan, mainly on an empirical basis. Part 3 then examines various public economic policies using applied analysis tools.The papers in this volume have been collected to commemorate ten years of academic exchange between the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE) and the Korean Economics and Business Association (KEBA), and include an applied economic analysis of growth and trade in Korea and Japan.

Auteur
Moriki Hosoe, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Iltae Kim, Chonnan National University
Masahiro Yabuta, Chuo University
Woohyung Lee, Keimyung University

Contenu
Part I: Growth and Regional Development.- Reconsidering the Middle-income Trap: The Case in Asia.- Identifying the Determinants of Employment Elasticity of Economic Growth.- The Relationship between Local Employment Growth and Regional Economic Growth: Evidence from Korea.- Identication of Demand Factors for Life Insurance and Savings Deposits using Nonlinear ARDL Framework: Korea and Japan.- Analysis on Firm Behavior and Individual's Utility Maximization through Regional Agglomeration Economies.- Structural Changes of the Electricity Market in Japan: Theoretical Analysis of Consumers' Eco-friendly Behavior.- Part II: International Trade and Investment.- Global Supply Chain and Japanese Electronics rms' Location in East AsiaA Case of Final Goods Production Sites.- A Measure of the Spillover Eects Among Companies of Same Nationality in the Location Choice of FDIs.- Econometric Analysis on Product Dierentiation and Trade Liberalization of Beef in Japan.- Eects of Tari Reduction on Economic Growth and Welfare.- Part III: Public Activity and Roles of Government.- Tax Shelter and Tax Administration.- Eect of CSR Promotion on the Market and the Role of Government.- Will Abenomics Expand Employment?Interpreting Abenomics Through DSGE Modeling.- The Impacts of Public Spending by Function on Regional Economic Growth and Interregional Income Disparities: Evidence from Korea.- Remuneration rule for Employee Inventions, Moral Hazard, and the Hold-up Problem.