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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

45 2011 109 – 121

CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area
Analisis CGE pada Dasar Serantau di Kawasan Utara Kyushu

Research Associate Professor
The International Centre for the Study of East Asian
Development, Kitakyushu (ICSEAD)
11-4 Otemachi, Kokurakita, Kitakyushu 803-0814, JAPAN
Tel: +81 93 583 6202; Fax: +81 93 583 4602

E-mail : sakamoto@icsead.or.jp

Abstract

This study develops a policy model in the context of the hierarchical administration system for a regional economy in
Japan. In Japan’s case, as a hierarchy of national, prefectural, and municipal (city) administration exists, a different
regional policy is established for each level of the hierarchy. Generally, the policy and its evaluation differ according
to the priority given either to national interests or to each region’s interests. This was examined by conducting a
quantitative analysis using the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. Particularly, Kitakyushu and Fukuoka
cities constitute an administrative region at the city level. Moreover, these two cities along with the rest of Fukuoka
Prefecture represent Fukuoka Prefecture. Alternatively, a case for including the adjacent prefecture, Yamaguchi
Prefecture in these regions exists. The entire area is called the Northern Kyushu area by combining Fukuoka and
Yamaguchi Prefectures. Such a large area gains importance in regional policy because it is placed higher in the
hierarchy. This study focuses on five regions, including the rest of Japan. Moreover, given the availability of the
input–output tables for these regions, the database to develop the CGE model can be estimated after tabulating the
interregional input–output table.

Keywords

CGE model; hierarchy of administration; Northern Kyushu; regional policy
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Sakamoto, (2011). CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 45, 109–121.

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  title={CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area},
  author={Sakamoto, Hiroshi},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
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  number={},
  pages={109—121},
 

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