要旨：A regional development policy in Japan has focused on equalizing interregional difference. For achieving a policy target, Japanese government has executed attracting policy industries to the region. The net movement of population is sometimes used as one of the outcome because labor force moves to an area being able to earn higher income. A wage level associates with productivity. Nowadays, the net interregional migration is decreasing in Japan. I confirm whether the gap of interregional productivity exists or not. It is important topics for regional economist and urban planner whether it is adjusted with the gap of productivity through the movement of production factor or not. If the gap of interregional productivity does not exist, then the net movement of population decreases means the result to be adjusted with the movement of production factor (convergence). If the gap of interregional productivity exists, then the net movement of production factor decreases means to cause other factor. In this paper, I estimate regional production function and confirm whether the gap exists by comparing numerical value with real value. As a result of analysis, I have cleared that the gap of interregional productivity exists. It is mean that the net movement of population decrease in Japan does not cause to converge. As a result of empirical analysis that investigated the cause, it was clarified that it gives a big effect of interregional distribution. This is one of the big political topics in Japan's post WW2 regime.

【応用ミクロ経済学ワークショップ、国際経済学セミナーと共催】

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