Exaggerated death of distance: Revisiting distance effects on regional price dispersions

Kano, Kazuko; Kano, Takashi; Takechi, Kazutaka

doi:10.1016/j.jinteco.2013.02.002

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“…Furthermore, inflation inertia, which has been observed in the national level data, is present in regional data as well. Thus, our findings complements previous studies (Kano et al, 2013;Nagayasu and Inakura, 2009) that have provided empirical evidence of heterogeneous price/inflation from Japanese regional data but which considered only the transaction costs.…”

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confidence: 86%

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Regional inflation, spatial locations and the Balassa-Samuelson effect: Evidence from Japan

Nagayasu¹

2016

Urban Studies

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We empirically analyse regional inflation using data from Japan where there is no regulation to impede the free movement of labour, capital, goods and services across regions. In particular, our analysis will focus on the geographical location of regions and the productivity (known as the Balassa-Samuelson (BS)) effect as explanations for the dynamics of regional inflation. Based on a spatial model which is consistent with the theoretical specification of the BS, we have confirmed that, while it is a relatively small country in terms of land area, both spatial location and productivity are important determinants of regional inflation.

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confidence: 86%

“…Similarly, Ikeno (2014) reports evidence of transaction costs for non-durable and semi-durable goods. Furthermore, Kano et al, (2013) focus on the wholesale prices of eight vegetables and confirm that geographical barriers are the reason for the failure of the LOOP in Japan.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 76%

Regional inflation, spatial locations and the Balassa-Samuelson effect: Evidence from Japan

Nagayasu¹

2016

Urban Studies

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“…Kano et al. (2013) and Takechi (2015) use wholesale market data for fruits and vegetables to estimate a new economic geography model for Japan. Their estimates are about 3–5 for leaf vegetables (cabbage, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, spinach, and green onion) and nearly 2 for root vegetables (carrot and potato).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…By contrast, Kano et al. (2013), Takechi (2015), and Ihara et al. (2015) estimate the elasticity of substitution among varieties in vegetable farming by means of a new economic geography model (Krugman, 1980), but do not combine their demand‐side estimates with firm heterogeneity incidence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Microdata analysis of Japanese farmers’ productivity: Estimating farm heterogeneity and elasticity of substitution among varieties

Akune

Hosoe

2021

Agricultural Economics

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Modern theories of trade and economic geography consider the role of product differentiation under monopolistic competition in manufacturing, under the assumption that agriculture produces homogeneous goods. By contrast, agribusiness studies examine the case of active high‐productivity entrepreneurs who pursue product differentiation by creating new products. To reconcile these two contradicting views of agriculture, we examine the incidence of farm heterogeneity and product differentiation. We use microdata of Japanese farmers to estimate their total factor productivity and find that heterogeneity is relatively low in the fruit, rice, and greenhouse horticulture farming sectors, and high in the livestock and poultry sectors. We find that the degree of product differentiation is relatively high in the livestock and poultry sectors, and that elasticity of substitution in the vegetable and upland field farming sectors is around three, which is similar to the findings of earlier studies.

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“…Regarding the market consumption price and home production consumption price, let single households consume a set of home production goods (n) and market consumption goods (c). Following Kano, Kano, and Takechi (2013), the home production consumption price (𝑝 𝑛 ) is defined as the weighted average of the commodity prices (𝑝 𝑗 ), and it is as…”

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Gender Gap in Labor Supply, Leisure, Consumption, and Home Production and National Policy in Japan

Piao

Nasuda

2021

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This study investigates single individuals’ different choices over time in terms of use (labor supply, home production time input, leisure) and consumption (market consumption goods, home production goods) and provides evidence to explain the differences. To this effect, we use the structural model of the Almost Ideal Demand System with a Cobb-Douglas home production function. The results are summarized as follows. Regarding labor supply, both women and men have the same working willingness in the labor market when women are paid as much as men. Overall, although the regional gender income gap appears different between major metropolitan areas and non-major metropolitan areas, our results indicate that the income gap would disappear by diminishing the wage gap. However, for home production, the gender gap persists when women apply the same conditions as men, although the gap is small. Policy implied that reducing the gender wage gap is an important tool to encourage single women to work as men in the workplace regardless of the area.

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Exaggerated death of distance: Revisiting distance effects on regional price dispersions

Cited by 23 publications

References 23 publications

Regional inflation, spatial locations and the Balassa-Samuelson effect: Evidence from Japan

Regional inflation, spatial locations and the Balassa-Samuelson effect: Evidence from Japan

Microdata analysis of Japanese farmers’ productivity: Estimating farm heterogeneity and elasticity of substitution among varieties

Gender Gap in Labor Supply, Leisure, Consumption, and Home Production and National Policy in Japan

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