2019 年 49 巻 2 号 p. 253-268
This paper pays attention to the problem of measuring impacts of the Great East Japan Earthquake on industrial structure change. We then illustrate “the Great East Japan Earthquake Damage and Reconstruction Indexes”. These indexes are composed of 11 data sets on the production sector and industries sector including agriculture and tourism, life sector and public investments sector. In addition, we use the “Regional Domestic Expenditure Index (RDEI)”, that indicates monthly 4 series consumption of households, private residential investments, private non-residential investments, and public investments. In addition, we compare impacts of the Earthquake Disaster on Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, and surrounding prefectures. We show the industrial structure change before and after the disaster, and evaluate the recovery performance. The Earthquake Damage and Reconstruction Indexes are useful for comparing the situation of other prefectures, because they are based on RDEI. The indexes have significance for grasping the damage and reconstruction situation of other areas by selecting series based on the influence in the surrounding area.
JEL Classifications:E32, R11, R15