Industrial Location and Vitalization of Regional Economy

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This book explains the roles of the industrial location in vitalizing regional economies in various economic environments created due to the progress of globalization. Here, this book elucidates the impact of industrial location and locational factors on regional economies. It clarifies the effects on industrial location of regulations and corporate tax. And the book explains the regional economic influence of the employment and agglomeration that are factors influencing the location. It also focuses on some countries and examines the relationships between the industrial location and the vitalization of regional economy in each country. This analysis covers the automotive and high-tech industries in the northeastern region of China, the impact of urban systems on regional development in the Philippines, and firms in revitalization in the northern region of Sweden. And it reveals achievements and challenges in each region. Finally, the book clarifies that the level of achievement in regional development is related to the educational environment. It also suggests that the industrial composition of a region is influenced by the level of regional cooperation with other regions. The analyses in the book show that a region must select the industries that match its newly emerged regional characteristics for vitalization. Preface Contents 1 The Effect of Regulation on a Dominant Firm to Protect Fringe Firms in a Local Market 1.1 Introduction: Competition Between Dominant Firm and Fringe Firms 1.2 A Model Analysis of a Partially Monopolized Market 1.3 A Model Analysis of Competition Between Large-Scale Stores and Ordinary Small Stores 1.4 Implications References 2 Corporate Taxation and Regional Economic Development in Japan: A Panel Analysis of Prefectural-Level Data 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Literature Review 2.3 Methodology 2.3.1 Model 2.3.2 Variable Selection 2.4 Data 2.5 Estimation Results 2.6 Conclusion References 3 Economies of Scale and Cumulative Causation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Theoretical Foundations 3.3 Empirical Application 3.3.1 Estimation Methods and Data Description 3.3.2 Empirical Results 3.4 Concluding Points References 4 Firms’ Human Resource Management for Local Economy and Wellbeing 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Location Model 4.3 Hypothetical Analysis 4.4 Application 4.5 Conclusion References 5 The Influence of Co-Agglomeration of Producer Services and Manufacturing on Urban Total Factor Productivity in China 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Calculation of Indicators 5.2.1 Calculation of Total Factor Productivity 5.2.2 Calculation of Industrial Co-Agglomeration Index 5.3 Model 5.3.1 Data and Variables 5.3.2 Estimation Method 5.4 Empirical Analysis and Results 5.4.1 Influence of Industrial Co-Agglomeration on Urban TFP 5.4.2 Mediation Effect 5.5 Conclusions References 6 The Green Industry of Northern Sweden—Will the Boom also Build Growth? 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The New “Green Industry” in Northern Sweden 6.3 The Birth and Parting of Industry in Northern Sweden 6.4 The Curse of Resources, Resource Rents and the Narratives of Northern Sweden 6.5 Leaving the Curse—Actions Needed for Sustained Growth 6.6 Conclusions References 7 Revitalization of the Economy of Northeast China 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Aging and Lower Birth Rates in China and the Northeast Economies 7.2.1 The Dynamics of Aging and Lower Birth Rate 7.2.2 The Analysis of Aging and Lower Birthrate in Detail 7.3 The Relationship of Population Growth and Economic Growth 7.3.1 Regional Situation 7.3.2 Logical Illustration 7.4 The Characters of the Northeast Economies 7.5 The Strategy of Revitalizing the Northeast Economies 7.5.1 Structural Transformation of Chinese Economy and Change to the “New Normal” 7.5.2 The Choices of Revitalizing the Northeast Economies 7.6 Concluding Remarks References 8 The Structure and Evolution of City System in the Philippines 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Review of Related Literature 8.2.1 Spatial Concentration and City System 8.2.2 Measurement of City System 8.2.3 Structure of City System and Development 8.3 Data and Methodology 8.3.1 Data 8.3.2 Methodology 8.4 City System in the Philippines 8.4.1 Spatial Development in the Philippines 8.4.2 Structure of City System in Provinces 8.4.3 Evolution of City System 8.4.4 Relationship Between City System and Socio-Economic Index 8.4.5 Summary and Conclusion References 9 Roles of Education in Expenditure Inequality between Urban and Rural Areas: Indonesia, the Philippines, and India 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Data and Method 9.3 Urban–Rural Disparity in Indonesia, the Philippines, and India: Overview 9.4 Accounting for Urban–Rural Disparity in Indonesia, the Philippines, and India: The Blinder–Oaxaca Decomposition Method 9.5 Conclusions References 10 Examination of Regional Production Activity Using City System and Regional Connection Indexes 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Classification of Agglomeration Economy and Connection Economy 10.2.1 Agglomeration Economy and Connection Economy 10.2.2 City System Economy and Regional Connection Economy 10.2.3 Conceptual Arrangement of Agglomeration Economy and Connection Economy 10.3 Impact of Connection Economy on Production Activity 10.3.1 A Procedure for Analysis of Impact of Connection Economy on Production Activity 10.3.2 Derivation of City System Index 10.3.3 Derivation of Regional Connection Index 10.3.4 Characteristics of City System Index and Regional Connection Index 10.3.5 Classification of Regional Production Activity by Two Connection Indexes 10.4 Classification of Prefectures in Each Quadrant Based on Two New Regional Connection Indexes 10.4.1 Derivation of Regional Connection Indexes Based on Branch Factories and Sales Offices 10.4.2 Conceptual Classification of Regions by Two New Regional Connection Indexes 10.4.3 Classification of 47 Prefectures by Two New Regional Connection Indexes 10.5 Extraction of Production Characteristics of Prefectures in Each of Four Quadrants 10.5.1 Difference in Production Scale of Factory Between Four Quadrants 10.5.2 Characteristics of Production Activity in Prefectures in Each Quadrant 10.5.3 Similarity and Dissimilarity in Production Activity Between Prefectures 10.6 Summary and Conclusions References