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- Regional differences in consumer price levels
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Departmental Bulletin Paper
This paper analyses the regional price differentials across Japanese Prefectures using\nNational Survey of Prices conducted in 1997,2002, and 2007. We focus on the system of regional\nprice indices, that is, the sampling design, the survey method to collect prices, and the method of\ncalculating regional price indices. Our main findings are as follows. First, the tighter the\ndefinition of the product specification used in an item, the smaller the regional difference in prices\nof the item across regions. Second, the difference in the consumer purchasing patterns at various\noutlet types and various outlet locations affect regional price differentials. Therefore, the\nproduct specifications used for each item and the differences in the consumer purchasing patterns\nacross regions affect price variations and regional price differentials. As we see the regional\nprice differentials, it should be noticed that at least a fraction of differentials stems from these\ncauses.
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- 群馬大学社会情報学部研究論集
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群馬大学社会情報学部研究論集 18 141-162, 2011-03-31
群馬大学社会情報学部
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- CRID
- 1050845762595272320
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- NII Article ID
- 120003255597
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- NII Book ID
- AN10477040
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- ISSN
- 13468812
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- HANDLE
- 10087/6088
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Article Type
- departmental bulletin paper
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- IRDB
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