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 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 onEconomic 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.