Mind the Remoteness! Income disparities across Japanese Prefectures

In this paper we analyze the role played by Market access to explain income disparities among Japanese Prefectures for different periods of time. The results of the estimations suggest that 1) Market access plays an important role in the explanation of income disparities in Japan, 2) the effect of M...

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Main Authors: Jesús López Rodríguez, Daisuke Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2016-03-01
Series:Estudios de Economía
Online Access:https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/39441