Achievements of Modern Economic Analysis on Agricultural and Rural Issues in Japan

本研究的目的是回顾日本农业和农村问题的现代经济分析。该研究涵盖了对日本和低收入国家的农业问题以及农村或环境问题的经济分析。此外，它不仅包括计量分析，而且还包括描述性分析，只要分析包含现代经济学概念的应用。在第一次会议上，确定了每个与会者的具体主题。每个研究者的研究课题可以分为两类，一类是对特定研究课题的文献回顾，另一类是对实际问题的经济分析。前者包括两部门增长模型、空间均衡模型调查、稻米经济变化、农业就业不足、粮食政策分析和环境管理。后者包括印度尼西亚的农村-城市迁移、全球化时代的分配问题、日本农业和农村经济特征的调查等。2002年9月，在东京大学农学部举行了密集的研究会议后，11月召开了研讨会。在研讨会上，作为研究成果，强调了使用数字进行定量分析、从长期和跨国角度进行比较分析、“之间”方法、对政策的承诺、现场检查分析的重要性。会议取得了圆满成功，为新世纪农业经济分析指明了方向，最终研究成果将在《农业经济分析》一书中发表。

The aim of this research project is to review the modern economic analysis on agricultural and rural issues in Japan. The research covers the economic analysis on agricultural issues as well as on rural or environmental problems, both in Japan and low income countries. In addition, it covers not only econometric analysis but also descriptive analysis as far as the analysis contains the application of concepts in modern economics.In 2001, we had two research meetings. In the first meeting, the specific theme for each participant was determined. The research topics for each researchers can be categorized into two types ; as those for reviewing literatures on particular research topics, and those of economic analysis on actual issues, The former includes two sector growth model, survey on spatial equilibrium model, changes in rice economy, underemployment in agriculture, food policy analysis, and environmental management. The latter contains rural-urban migration in Indonesia, distribution problems in global era, and investigation on the characteristic of agricultural and rural economics in Japan.In 2002, after having intensive research meeting in September, the symposium was organized in the faculty of agriculture, the University of Tokyo, in November. In the symposium, the importance of quantitative analysis using figures, comparative analysis with long-term and cross country perspective, "between" approach, commitment to policies, analysis with on-site inspection, are emphasized as research results. The symposium was successful, pointed out directions of agricultural economic analysis in the new century.The final research results will be published in the book of the same title.