Effects of climate change on depopulating regional economies through changes in Japan’s rice production and recovery policies

• Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of regional science Vol. 4; no. 3; pp. 691 - 712
• Main Authors: Tokunaga, Suminori, Okiyama, Mitsuru, Ikegawa, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Asian Economics; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods; Economics; Economics and Finance; Regional/Spatial Science; Import policy; Japan’s rice production; Technological innovation policy; Spatial CGE model; Depopulating regional economy; Global warming-induced climate change; Labor substitution policy

The present study measures the impact of climate change induced by global warming on the regional economies through changes in Japan’s rice production in a society experiencing a depopulation trend and analyzes economic effects of three recovery policies from climate change such as an import policy,...