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I am a senior fellow of the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) and an associate professor (cross appointment) at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB), Kobe University in Japan.
My research interests span across a wide variety of empirical topics in spatial economics, such as agglomeration economies and diseconomies, spatial spillover effects, local labor markets, interregional labor migration, and international trade.
Publications
February 3, 2022
Spatial dependence in regional business cycles: Evidence from Mexican states (Kondo, K.). Journal of Spatial Econometrics 3, Article number: 1 (2022)
September 24, 2021
Simulating the impacts of interregional mobility restriction on the spatial spread of COVID-19 in Japan (Kondo, K.). Scientific Reports 11, 18951 (2021).
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Web App April 26, 2024
Percentage Change in Young Female Population 1980-2020. In response to the news "Eventual Extinction of Japan's municipalities" by the Population Strategy Council, I developed the web app that visualizes the percentage change in the female population aged 20-39. Shiny App (jp) | Web App
- "Experts warn of eventual extinction of Japan's municipalities." NHK World News, April 25, 2024.
RIETI Policy Discussion Paper April 19, 2024
A proposal for a regional attractiveness index based on human flow data. (Kondo, K.). RIETI Policy Discussion Paper No. 24-P-005, (Japanese) (2024). Shiny App (jp)
RIEB Discussion Paper March 25, 2024
Distinguishing the urban wage premium from human capital externalities: Evidence from Mexico. (Kondo, K.). RIEB Discussion Paper Series No.2024-09, (2024)
Award March 9, 2024
Visualization System of Human Mobility Based Regional Attractiveness (人流データによる地域魅力度可視化システム). (Kondo, K.). Bronze Award (General Category) in 2023 Urban Data Challenge with 2023 Infrastructure Data Challenge. Link (jp) | Web App
Web App February 27, 2024
Administrative Boundaries in Japan. This web app visualizes historical administrative boundaries in Japan, which is the supplementary material of Kondo (2023, "Municipality-level panel data and municipal mergers in Japan"). Shiny App (en) | Web App | Data
RIETI Special Report February 2, 2024
Revitalization from earthquake disaster and tourism policy in the era of population decline: A proposal for evaluation and improvement of travel discount program to promote tourism to the Hokuriku region by the regional attractiveness index. (Kondo, K.) RIETI Special Report (jp)
Web App January 2, 2024
Regional Attractiveness Index Visualization System. Updated: The regional attractiveness index, proposed by Kondo (2023, RIEB DP 2023-07), was calculated for all municipalities. Shiny App (jp) | Web App
Web App January 1, 2024
Regional Attractiveness Index in the Kansai Region of Japan. Updated: The shiny web app was updated as supplementary material of Kondo (2023, RIEB DP 2023-07). Shiny App | Web App
RIETI Discussion Paper December 25, 2023
Local export spillovers within and between industries in Japan. (Kondo, K.). RIETI Discussion Paper No. 23-E-090, (2023).
RIEB Discussion Paper December 13, 2023
Measuring the attractiveness of trip destinations: A study of the Kansai region of Japan. (Kondo, K.). RIEB Discussion Paper No. DP2023-07, Revised, (2023).
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