Verification of regional revitalization and regional and urban economies after the Coronavirus Pandemic

The future of regional and urban economies after this coronavirus pandemic will be investigated. Assuming that a certain social distance will be maintained even after the pandemic, and assuming advances in working at home and progress in migration to nonmetropolitan areas due to risks in large metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, we will consider policies to make the second stage of regional revitalization fruitful. Specifically, we are considering the following themes for study.

(1) Verification of regional revitalization and reconsideration of regional earning power based on the estimation of interregional money flow (effectiveness of network and money circulation, factory location) and prospects for the second stage of regional revitalization policy
(2) Analysis of changes in regional consumption structure due to the progress of e-commerce and its impact on the regional economy (consumption leakage measures)
(3) local entrepreneurship and its performance, and the influx of young people and managers to local regions and resulting regional revitalization
(4) Product uniqueness, and quality, and revitalization of local economies
(5) Existence of multiple equilibria and simulation of urban spatial evolution (equilibrium between Tokyo and other regions after the coronavirus pandemic)

October 1, 2020 - September 30, 2023