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Accessibility to the nearest urban metropolitan area and rural poverty in Japan

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  • Takeru Sugasawa

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The study examines the effects of accessibility to the nearest urban metropolitan area on rural poverty by using Japanese municipality-level data. We conduct nationwide cross-sectional analyses, and find that a larger time distance to the nearest urban metropolitan area significantly increases regional poverty rates. In addition, the study focuses on opening of new commuting train, Tsukuba Express (TX), connecting Tokyo and Ibaraki prefecture, a suburban area of Tokyo. We conduct municipality-level panel analyses, and the results suggest that opening TX reduced rural poverty rates of the surrounding areas, but the effects required 6-10 years to be observed. Therefore, regional policy makers might need to consider that transportation investments that improve inter-regional accessibility do not affect regional economic performance for several years.

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  • Takeru Sugasawa, 2019. "Accessibility to the nearest urban metropolitan area and rural poverty in Japan," DSSR Discussion Papers 94, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University.
    • Handle: RePEc:toh:dssraa:94
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