Research Activities
Research Projects 2024
Studies based on Geographical Simulation Model (IDE-GSM)
Outline
The Institute of Developing Economies-Geographical Simulation Model (IDE-GSM) is a simulation model based on spatial economics to estimate the economic impacts of various trade and transport facilitation measures by simulating distributional change of population and industries. This project aims to apply IDE-GSM to infrastructure development analyses in Asia and other parts of the world and improve the reliability theoretically and empirically. IDE-GSM has been applied to estimate the economic impacts of various international infrastructure development projects in coordination with ERIA, World Bank, ADB, and ITTLLDC. IDE-GSM is a unique model, especially in Asia, and specializes in ‘agile’ analysis on large-scale infrastructure development projects crossing national borders and FTA/RTA. We try to accumulate the cases of applied studies in coordination with international organizations, national governments, and academic research institutes in order to show the importance of policy formulation based on scientific knowledge.
Period
April 2024 - March 2025
Members
| Role | Member |
|---|---|
| [ Organizer ] | Kumagai, Satoru |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Gokan, Toshitaka |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Keola, Souknilanh |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Hayakawa, Kazunobu |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Isono, Ikumo |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Tsubota, Kenmei(Toyo University Professor) |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Hiroya, Kubo(Chiba University of Commerce Professor) |
*Affiliations are as of April 2024.
Expected Outcome
- Application and expansion of IDE-GSM