II. REGIONAL PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS AND SOCIAL OVERHEAD CAPITAL: AN ANALYSIS OF THE JAPANESE CASE. IN: TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Unless the quantitative mechanics that generate agglomeration economies are known, regional economists remain unable to know to what extent infrastructure investment is effective in raising the income level of low income regions. This paper attempts to answer the above question by estimating production functions based on an unprecedented wealth of data for Japanese regions.

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  Edward Elgar Publishers

  William Pratt House, 9 Dewey Court
  Northampton, MA  United States  01060-3815
• Authors:
  • Mera, K
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 44-72
• Monograph Title: Transport Infrastructure

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Econometrics; Economic analysis; Income; Infrastructure; Regional development; Regional economics; Regional transportation
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942179
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840645547
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 2003 12:00AM