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A New Perspective on Agglomeration Economies in Japan : An Application of Productivity Analysis /

This book describes various methods of analysis for ascertaining the effects of agglomeration economies, which are important for formulating regional economic policies. Specifically, it describes new analytical approaches using productivity and productive efficiency analyses as methods for understan...

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Main Authors: Otsuka, Akihiro
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, 20
Subjects:
Industrial organization
Asia > Economic conditions
Economics
Regional economics
Spatial economics
Regional/Spatial Science
Political Economy/Economic Policy
Asian Economics
Economic Systems
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6490-6
Summary: This book describes various methods of analysis for ascertaining the effects of agglomeration economies, which are important for formulating regional economic policies. Specifically, it describes new analytical approaches using productivity and productive efficiency analyses as methods for understanding agglomeration economies. Additionally, the book provides application results for Japanese regions and proposes desirable regional policies. According to the new analytical methods advocated in this book, agglomeration economies are larger in major metropolitan areas than in local regions, and
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(IX,196pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9789811064906
Index Number: HT388
CLC: F131.37
Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction and Summary -- 2. Empirical Knowledge of Agglomeration Economies -- 3. A Traditional Approach to Agglomeration Economies -- 4. A New Approach to Agglomeration Economies -- 5. Dynamic Externalities: Theory and Empirical Analysis -- 6. A New Approach to Dynamic Externalities (I) -- 7. A New Approach to Dynamic Externalities (II) -- 8. Market Access, Agglomeration Economies, and Productive Efficiency (I) -- 9. Market Access, Agglomeration Economies, and Productive Efficiency (II) -- 10. Market Access, Agglomeration Economies, and New Firm Formation.

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