Spatial Structure of Income Level and Economic Disparity in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area

Abstract

In this paper, we clarified the factors that make up the spatial structure of income levels and economic disparities, and the changes in their spatial distribution in the Tokyo metropolitan area. In this analysis, we performed correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis for each municipality. It became clear that changes in social structure caused change in spatial structure in cities. In addition, regarding the transformation of the spatial structure of income levels and economic inequality in the Tokyo metropolitan area, it was confirmed that the low-income class increased, the income level decreased, and economic inequality increased from the 1990s to the 2010s.