セミナーシリーズ
アジア経済発展論研究会セミナー（2024.12.5）
山﨑 潤一（京都大学 経済学研究科 准教授）
- 開催日：
- 2024年12月5日（木）15:00-16:30
- 場所：
- 京都大学 北部構内 農学研究科 旧演習林事務室
- 言語：
- 英語
- コーディネーター：
- 高野 久紀
タイトル：
“Regime Change and Cities: Evidence from the Meiji Restoration”
Abstract:
This paper explores the impact of institutional reforms on urban development, focusing on the Meiji Restoration, during which approximately 250 feudal domains were consolidated into 46 prefectures. We delineate all cities by employing machine learning to digitize historical maps from the 1890s and 1920s. We find that castle cities chosen as prefectural centers increased their size and maintained good shape. Additionally, cities located more than 10 kilometers from the former castle cities, which lacked political importance during the feudal period, also experienced expansion. This suggests that the introduction of inclusive institutions resulted in both concentration at the prefectural level and dispersion at the domain level.
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