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Introduction

Contents

Preface
 
Introduction : Objective and Content of this Book
 1. Regional Economy and Regional Financial Institutions
 2. Current Situation of Regional Economy and Financial Activities
 3. Deepening of Aging and Management of Regional Financial Institutions
 
Part 1  The Changes in the Regional Economy and Financial Activities
 
Chapter 1 : Regional Economy and Income Disparity
 1.1 Trend of Income Disparity
 1.2 Regional Gap and Trends
 1.3 Trends of Income Disparity within Regions
 
Chapter 2 : Characteristics of Income Disparity and Changing Factors
 2.1 Regional Characteristics
 2.2 Changing Factor for Income Disparity
 2.3 Empirical Analysis of Changing Factors
 
Chapter 3 : Financial Saving Behavior by Households
 3.1 Households without Saving and Its Indication
 3.2 Using the “Public Opinion Survey”
 3.3 Characteristics by Income and Age
 3.4 Relationship with Other Major Indices
 
Chapter 4 : Determinant Factors of Financial Saving Behavior
 4.1 Characteristics of Middle/High Income Segments
 4.2 Determinant Factors of Saving Behavior
 4.3 Determinant Factors of Financial Asset Balance and Implications
 
Part 2  Behaviors of Regional Financial Institutions under the Changing Economic Environment
 
Chapter 5 : Regional Economic Activities and Financial Institutions
 5.1 Determinants of Private Investment
 5.2 Impact of Financial Institutions’ Behavior on Regional Economy
 5.3 Empirical Analysis of Financial Institutions’ Behaviors
 
Chapter 6 : Activities of Regional Financial Institutions
 6.1 Presence and Activities of Regional Financial Institutions
 6.2 Types of Financial Transactions
 6.3 Changes in Shares by Different Types of Banks and Regions
 6.4 Changing Environments Surrounding Financial Institutions
 
Chapter 7 : Aged Regional Economy and Trends in Deposits
 7.1 Regional Economy and Aged Population
 7.2 Impacts on Personal Deposits
 7.3 Trends in Financial Asset Balance by Elderly Households
 
Chapter 8 : Growing Aged Population and Regional Financial Institutions
 8.1 Trends at Municipality Level
 8.2 Correlation with Branch/Personnel Management
 8.3 Operating Areas and Management of Financial Institutions
 
Epilogue : Responses to Changing Environment
 1. Summary of the Analysis
 2. Challenges for the Management of Regional Financial Institutions
 
References
 
Index

Author

HORIE Yasuhiro is Professor of Banking and Finance at Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University. Prior to joining the University, he had worked at the Bank of Japan as a Bank Suoervisor. He holds a Ph. D. in economics, Osaka University. Hemain field of interest is the regional finance, corporate finance, and income disparity. Fron May of 2009, he is the Dsitinguished Professor, Kyushu University.