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Local economic impact of small, non-research private universities: evidence from Japan

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  • Yanagiura, Takeshi
  • Tateishi, Shinji

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This study examines the local economic impact of small, non-research private universities in Japan, where expanding higher education access has historically relied on these institutions. Our prefecture-year fixed effects model from 1955 to 2015 reveals that a 10 % increase in the number of these institutions led to a 0.4 % increase in the prefecture's GDP per capita. However, this relationship was more pronounced during the 1960s, a period of rapid economic expansion, and diminished in subsequent years as the country's economic growth slowed. Our research also shows that these universities have not contributed to the local stock of human capital or promoted local innovation. Instead, they temporarily stimulated local capital investment. Our research suggests that universities with limited research capacity are unlikely to contribute to local economic growth after the country's economy has moved out of the expansion stage.

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  • Yanagiura, Takeshi & Tateishi, Shinji, 2024. "Local economic impact of small, non-research private universities: evidence from Japan," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecoedu:v:102:y:2024:i:c:s0272775724000700
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2024.102576
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    Keywords

    Small non-research private universities; Local economic growth; Human capital; Innovation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives

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