New Frontiers of Policy Evaluation in Regional Science

Yoshiro Higano is Emeritus Professor in the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba Science City, Japan. He has and continues to conduct research on a variety of topics in regional science and he presently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science.Professor Lily Kiminami obtained Bachelor of Economics from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (P.R. China), Master of Science in Agriculture from Mie University (Japan) and Doctor of Science in Agriculture from The University of Tokyo (Japan). Since 2008, she has become a full professor of Institute of Science and Technology, Niigata University (Japan).Kenichi Ishibashi is a Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics, Master of Economics from Fukuoka University, Japan and Doctor of Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.

• Table of Contents PrefaceSection 1:Chapter 1    Trade, capital accumulation, and wage differentials: A dynamic model of the comparative advantage theory.- Chapter 2    Ex-post Risk Management of Environmental Contamination of Municipal Water.- Chapter 3    Endogenizing the Reservation Value in Models of Land Development over Time and Under Uncertainty Revisited.- Chapter 4    Illegal Dumping of Industrial Garbage and an Optimal Tax System.- Chapter 5    Natural Disasters, Disaster Recovery Policies, and Regional Economy.- Chapter 6    An investigation of hierarchical central place systems and optimal spatial structures for improving regional welfare.- Chapter 7    Agglomeration and dispersion mechanism of cities system with interior structure.- Chapter 8    Emission Standards versus Emission Taxes with Foreign Firms.- Chapter 9    Budget Deficits of the Central Government and the Decentralization of Local Governments Section 2:Chapter 10   Socio-Economic Factors Affecting the Innovativeness of Start-ups in Japan: Comparative Analysis between Social Enterprises and Commercial Enterprises.- Chapter 11   Multi-agent Simulation for Prediction of Human Behavior during a Hypothetical Earthquake.- Chapter 12   Dynamic Changes in Food Consumption in China: Focusing on the Rice Retail Market.- Chapter 13   Ecological migration policy and livestock farm management.- Chapter 14   Assessment of Policies on Environmental Impacts of Socioeconomic Activities: A Case Study of Kasumigaura Basin, Japan.- Chapter 15   Industrial Agglomeration Due to High-Speed Railway Investment: A Monopolistic Competition Model Impact Assessment.- Chapter 16   Performance Rankings of Asia-Pacific Super Cities by means of Data Envelopment Analysis.- Chapter 17   Econometric Analysis of Economic Growth and Internal Population Migration Based on Three Regions of China.- Chapter 18   Output and Profit Effects of Backward Integration through Joint Projects: A Successive Cournot Oligopoly Model of the Real Estate Industry.- Chapter 19   Analysis of Regional Agricultural Productivity Growth Using the Malmquist Productivity Index: The Case of Chugoku, Japan Section 1: Chapter 1. Trade, Capital Accumulation, and Wage Differentials: A Dynamic Model of the Comparative Advantage Theory.- Chapter 2. Ex-post Risk Management of Environmental Contamination of Municipal Water.- Chapter 3. Endogenizing the Reservation Value in Models of Land Development over Time and Under Uncertainty Revisited.- Chapter 4. Illegal Dumping of Industrial Garbage and an Optimal Tax System.- Chapter 5. Natural Disasters, Disaster Recovery Policies, and Regional Economy.- Chapter 6. AnInvestigation of Hierarchical Central Place Systems and Optimal Spatial Structures for Improving Regional Welfare.- Chapter 7. Agglomeration and Dispersion Mechanism of Cities System with Interior Structure.- Chapter 8. Emission Standards versus Emission Taxes with Foreign Firms.- Chapter 9. Budget Deficits of the Central Government and the Decentralization of Local Governments.- Section 2: Chapter 10. Socio-Economic Factors Affecting the Innovativeness of Start-ups in Japan: Comparative Analysis between Social Enterprises and Commercial Enterprises.-  Chapter 11. Multi-agent Simulation for Prediction of Human Behavior during a Hypothetical Earthquake.- Chapter 12. Dynamic Changes in Food Consumption in China: Focusing on the Rice Retail Market.- Chapter 13. Ecological Migration Policy and Livestock Farm Management.- Chapter 14. Assessment of Policies on Environmental Impacts of Socioeconomic Activities: A Case Study of Kasumigaura Basin, Japan.- Chapter 15. Industrial Agglomeration Due to High-Speed Railway Investment: A Monopolistic Competition Model Impact Assessment.- Chapter 16. Performance Rankings of Asia-Pacific Super Cities by means of Data Envelopment Analysis.- Chapter 17. Econometric Analysis of Economic Growth and Internal Population Migration Based on Three Regions of China.- Chapter 18. Output and Profit Effects of Backward Integration through Joint Projects: A Successive Cournot Oligopoly Model of the Real Estate Industry.-Chapter 19. Analysis of Regional Agricultural Productivity Growth Using the Malmquist Productivity Index: The Case of Chugoku, Japan.