Econometric Analysis of Regional Economy - Sachiyo Asahi - Bog

This book provides readers with an analysis of econometric methods using statistical information to examine actual aspects of Japan's regional economy. Beginning with ways of ascertaining the economy of a region's production factors, the book describes methods for creating new data using various regional statistical data that link regions within prefectures.
The topics addressed here are some of the most pressing issues in Japan's regional economy. These include economic ripple effects due to social capital and public investment, economic evaluation of the environment for sustainable growth, the impacts of overtourism congestion phenomenon, and the measurement of the total fertility rate of female employees in industry.
The book provides a way to comprehend the actual conditions of Japan's regions and the level of regional economic sectoral effects and regional externalities¿an analytical method to obtain the information required for policy making. Combining socially related fields on a wide range of issues in Japan¿s regional economy, the detailed studies are aimed especially at researchers and policymakers working on econometric analysis research based on economic theory.