Applied Analysis of Growth, Trade, and Public Policy: Ten Years of International Academic Exchanges Between JAAE and KEBA

by Moriki Hosoe, Iltae Kim, Masahiro Yabuta, Woohyung Lee

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811318757
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	12/06/2018
Edition description:	1st ed. 2018
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Moriki Hosoe, Kumamoto Gakuen University

Iltae Kim, Chonnan National University

Masahiro Yabuta, Chuo University

Woohyung Lee, Keimyung University

Table of Contents

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.- Identification 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 firms’ Location in East Asia：A Case of Final Goods Production Sites.- A Measure of the Spillover Effects Among Companies of Same Nationality in the Location Choice of FDIs.- Econometric Analysis on Product Differentiation and Trade Liberalization of Beef in Japan.- Effects of Tariff Reduction on Economic Growth and Welfare.- Part III: Public Activity and Roles of Government.- Tax Shelter and Tax Administration.- Effect 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.