Applied Analysis of Growth, Trade, and Public Policy

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 E ects Among Companies of Same Nationality in the Location Choice of FDIs.- Econometric Analysis on Product Di erentiation and Trade Liberalization of Beef in Japan.- E ects of Tari Reduction on Economic Growth and Welfare.- Part III: Public Activity and Roles of Government.- Tax Shelter and Tax Administration.- E ect 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.

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