1. Introduction: The brief contents of this book.- Part 1 Growth and Regional Development.- 2. Reconsidering the Middle-income Trap: The Case in Asia.- 3. Identifying the Determinants of Employment Elasticity of Economic Growth.- 4. The Relationship between Local Employment Growth and Regional Economic Growth: Evidence from Korea.- 5. An Empirical Study on Demand Factors for Life Insurance and Saving Deposits Using Nonlinear ARDL Framework : The case of Korea and Japan.- 6. Analysis on Firm Behavior and Individual's Utility Maximization through Regional Agglomeration Economies.- Part 2 International Trade and Investment.- 7. Globalization of Japanese MNFs' Overseas Location in East Asia:A Case of Japanese Food, Electronics, and Automobile Industries.- 8. A measure of the spillover effects among companies of same nationality in the location choice of FDIs.- 9. Econometric Analysis on Product Differentiation and Trade Liberalization of Beef in Japan.- 10. Effects of Tariff reduction on economic growth and welfare.- Part 3 Public Activity and Roles of Government.- 11. The Impacts of Public Spending by Function on Regional Economic Growth and Interregional Income Disparities: Evidence from Korea .- 12. Tax Shelter and Tax Administration.- 13. Effect of CSR promotion on the market and the role of government.- 14. Can Abenomics make employment increase?.- 15. Econometric Interpretation of Monitor Surveys. schovat popis