Basic Information

Affiliated programs (koza)

• Graduate School of Economics, 経済学専攻 経済計画講座, 助教

Professional Memberships

• Regional Science Association International
• APPLIED REGIONAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE
• JAPAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS

Academic Degree

• 修士（情報科学）(東北大学)
• 博士（情報科学）(東北大学)

Research History

• From Apr. 2020, To Present

  Kyoto University, Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, Assistant Professor
• From Oct. 2016, To Mar. 2020

  Tohoku University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Assistant Professor
• From Apr. 2014, To Sep. 2016

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow (DC1)

ID,URL

• ORCID ID

  0000-0001-9067-5375

• J-Global ID

  201701012036346999

• External link

  https://sites.google.com/site/minoosawa/

Website(s) (URL(s))

• https://sites.google.com/view/minoruosawa

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/minoru_osawa

Research

Research Interests

• regional economics
• urban and regional economics
• infrastructure planning and management
• urban economics
• spatial economics

Research Areas

• Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention), Civil engineering (planning and transportation)
• Humanities & social sciences, Theoretical economics, spatial economics, urban and regional economics

Papers

• First-best dynamic assignment of commuters with endogenous heterogeneities in a corridor network

  Minoru Osawa; Haoran Fu; Takashi Akamatsu

  Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Nov. 2018

  
• SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF GASOLINE SHORTAGE IN THE TOHOKU REGION AFTER THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

  Takashi AKAMATSU; Minoru OSAWA; Takeshi NAGAE; Hiromichi YAMAGUCHI

  Journal of JSCE, 2013

  
• Model-based analysis on social acceptability and feasibility of a focused protection strategy against the COVID-19 pandemic

  Takashi Akamatsu; Takeshi Nagae; Minoru Osawa; Koki Satsukawa; Takara Sakai; Daijiro Mizutani

  Scientific Reports, Dec. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author

  
• Equilibrium refinement for a model of non-monocentric internal structures of cities: A potential game approach

  Minoru Osawa; Takashi Akamatsu

  Journal of Economic Theory, May 2020, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Bifurcation analysis of monocentric agglomeration on a long narrow economy

  Hiroki AIZAWA; Kiyohiro IKEDA; Yosuke KOGURE; Minoru OSAWA; José Maria GASPAR

  Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management), 2020, Peer-reviewed

  
• Evaluating Post-Megadisaster Strategies against Region-Wide Gasoline Shortages in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake

  Takeshi Nagae; HIromichi Yamaguchi; Minoru Osawa; Takashi Akamatsu

  May 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• 群論的スペクトル解析と人口分布の階層性

  恩田 幹久; 村上 大輔; 大澤 実; 高山 雄貴; 池田 清宏

  土木学会論文集D3 (土木計画学), 2019, Peer-reviewed

  
• A STUDY OF GEOMETRICALLY STABLE PATTERNS ON A SQUARE LATTICE CONOMY

  Y. Kogure; M. Onda; M. Osawa; Y. Takayama; K. Ikeda

  Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3, Dec. 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• 集積経済モデルの数理解析とその周辺

  大澤 実

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2018, Invited, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• SPATIAL SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS OVER A LONG NARROW ECONOMY

  大澤実; 高山雄貴; 恩田幹久; 浅川遼; 池田清宏

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• 群論的スペクトル解析による空間集積抽出手法の高度化

  恩田幹久; 村上大輔; 池田清宏; 高山雄貴; 大澤実; 木暮洋介

  土木計画学論文集 D3, 2018, Peer-reviewed

  
• Harris and Wilson (1978) model revisited: The spatial period-doubling cascade in an urban retail model

  Minoru Osawa; Takashi Akamatsu; Yuki Takayama

  JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, Jun. 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• GROUP-THEORETIC SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF CITY DISTRIBUTION

  恩田幹久; 木暮洋介; 池田清宏; 高山雄貴; 大澤実

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• 集積経済理論の実証におけるモデル構造選択の課題

  大澤実; 赤松隆

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• First-Best Dynamic Assignment of Commuters with Endogenous Heterogeneities in a Corridor Network

  Minoru Osawa; Haoran Fu; Takashi Akamatsu

  PAPERS SELECTED FOR THE 22ND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC THEORY, 2017, Peer-reviewed

  
• Post Mega-Disaster Gasoline Distribution Strategies to Reduce Social-Economic Losses: Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake

  Takashi Akamatsu; Minoru Osawa; Takeshi Nagae; Hiromichi Yamaguchi

  Journal of JSCE Series D3: Infrastructure Planning and Management, 01 Dec. 2016, Peer-reviewed, Invited

  
• BIFURCATION ANALYSIS OF A RETAIL LOCATION MODEL WITH AGGLOMERATION ECONOMY

  大澤実; 赤松隆; 高山雄貴

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2015

  
• SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF GASOLINE SHORTAGES IN THE TOHOKU REGION AFTER THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

  赤松隆; 大澤実; 長江剛志; 山口裕通

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2013

  
• A CONTROL STRATEGY TO PREVENT DELAY PROPAGATION IN HIGH-FREQUENCY RAILWAY SYSTEMS

  和田健太郎; 吉相俊; 赤松隆; 大澤実

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2012

  
• 群論的スペクトル解析による空間集積抽出手法の高度化

  恩田幹久; 村上大輔; 池田清宏; 高山雄貴; 大澤実; 木暮洋介

  土木学会論文集D3 (土木計画学), Peer-reviewed

  
• Time Evolution of City Distributions in Germany

  Kiyohiro Ikeda; Minoru Osawa; Yuki Takayama

  Networks and Spatial Economics, 30 Mar. 2022, Peer-reviewed

  
• Perturbed cusp catastrophe in a population game: Spatial economics with locational asymmetries

  Kiyohiro Ikeda; Yuki Takayama; José M. Gaspar; Minoru Osawa

  Journal of Regional Science, 16 Feb. 2022, Peer-reviewed

  

Misc.

• Production externalities and dispersion process in a multi-region economy

  Minoru Osawa; José M. Gaspar

  arXiv, May 2021, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Cities in a world of diminishing transport costs

  Tomoya Mori; Minoru Osawa

  arXiv, Jan. 2021, Corresponding author

  
• Stochastic stability of agglomeration patterns in an urban retail model

  Minoru Osawa; Takashi Akamatsu; Yosuke Kogure

  arXiv, Nov. 2020, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Endogenous agglomeration in a many-region world

  Takashi Akamatsu; Tomoya Mori; Minoru Osawa; Yuki Takayama

  arXiv, Oct. 2020, Corresponding author

  
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  Spatial scale of agglomeration and dispersion: Theoretical foundations and empirical implications

  Takashi Akamatsu; Tomoya Mori; Minoru Osawa; Yuki Takayama

  MPRA Discussion Paper, Jan. 2017

  
• 巨大災害時のガソリン不足に対する戦略とその社会経済評価:東日本大震災における実証分析

  赤松隆; 大澤実; 長江剛志; 山口裕通

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Nov. 2015

  
• 東日本大震災時の東北地域のガソリン不足の軽減方策とその経済効果の推計

  山口裕通; 長江剛志; 赤松隆; 大澤実

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Jun. 2014

  
• 3.11震災時の東北地域で生じたガソリン需給ギャップの時空間分析

  赤松隆; 大澤実; 長江剛志; 山口裕通

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Jun. 2013

  

Presentations

• Production externalities and dispersion process in a multi-region economy

  Minoru Osawa

  The third international workshop "Market Studies and Spatial Economics", 14 Apr. 2021

  
• Endogenous agglomeration in a many-region world

  Minoru Osawa

  京都大学経済研究所ミクロ経済学・ゲーム理論研究会, 29 Oct. 2020

  
• Spatial scale of agglomeration and dispersion: Theoretical foundations and empirical implications.

  Osawa Minoru

  SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics, Singapore, Dec. 2017

  
• Spatial scale of agglomeration and dispersion: Theoretical foundations and empirical implications

  Osawa Minoru

  The 12th North American Meeting of Urban Economics Association, Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 2017

  
• AN INVITATION TO ECONOMIC THEORIES OF SPATIAL PATTERN FORMATION: FLUITS OF ANALYSES IN AN IDEALIZED ECONOMY

  大澤実

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), 20 Oct. 2017

  
• MECHANISM OF BIFURCATION OF HEXAGONAL AND SQUARE LATTICE: EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOTH LATTICES IN THE INSPECTION OF CITY POPULATION PATTERNS IN SOUTHERN GERMANY

  木暮洋介; 恩田幹久; 池田清宏; 大澤実

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), 29 May 2017

  
• 集積経済理論の実証におけるモデル選択の課題

  大澤実; 赤松隆

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), May 2016

  
• 巨大災害時のガソリン不足に対する戦略とその社会経済評価:東日本大震災における実証分析

  赤松隆; 大澤実; 長江剛志; 山口裕通

  土木学会論文集 D3(土木計画学)(Web), 2016

  
• 巨大災害時のガソリン不足に対する戦略とその社会経済評価:東日本大震災における実証分析

  赤松隆; 大澤実; 長江剛志; 山口裕通

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Nov. 2015

  
• 空間集積パターンの周波数解析

  大澤実; 赤松隆; 高山雄貴

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Jun. 2015

  
• Harris&Wilson(1978)モデル再訪:集積の経済を考慮した商業立地モデルの分岐解析

  大澤実; 赤松隆; 高山雄貴

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Nov. 2014

  
• 東日本大震災時の東北地域のガソリン不足の軽減方策とその経済効果の推計

  山口裕通; 長江剛志; 赤松隆; 大澤実

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Jun. 2014

  
• 3.11震災時の東北地域で生じたガソリン需給ギャップの時空間分析

  赤松隆; 大澤実; 長江剛志; 山口裕通

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Jun. 2013

  
• “列車の渋滞”を抑制するための制御方策と運行ダイヤの同時決定

  大澤実; 赤松隆

  土木計画学研究・講演集(CD-ROM), Nov. 2012

  

External funds: Kakenhi

• Study of agglomeration mechanism of population based on central place theory, NEG, and population data

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

  Basic Section 22050:Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

  Tohoku University

  池田 清宏

  From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2024, Granted

  中心地理論;人口分布;都市分布;スペクトル分析;核周辺型分布

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-21K04299/
• Spatial economic modeling with endogenous agglomeration: A stochastic learning dynamics approach

  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

  Basic Section 22050:Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

  Kyoto University;Tohoku University

  大澤 実

  From 01 Apr. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2022, Granted

  空間経済学;進化ゲーム理論;確率安定性;ポテンシャルゲーム;ゲーム理論;集積経済;最適化;安定性;経済集積;集積の経済学;確率的ダイナミクス;進化ゲーム

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19K15108/
• Development of spatial Fourier analysis method and application to worldwide real population data for scientific verification of central place theory

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

  Basic Section 22050:Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

  Tohoku University

  Kiyohiro Ikeda

  From 01 Apr. 2018, To 31 Mar. 2021, Project Closed

  人口分布データ;経済地理学;中心地理論;人口分布;都市分布;スペクトル分析;空間スペクトル;正6角形ラチス;群論的分岐理論;スペクトル解析;メガロポリス;正多角形;既約分解;人口データ;分岐理論;スペクトル

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18K04380/
• A unified approach to economic geography models based on stochastic evolutionary dynamics

  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

  Tohoku University

  Minoru Osawa

  From 01 Apr. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2019, Project Closed

  確率動学;進化ゲーム;ポテンシャルゲーム;経済地理学;集積の経済;経済集積;確率的進化ダイナミクス;ポテンシャル・ゲーム;確率安定性;都市・地域経済学;集積の経済学;進化ゲーム理論;安定性;分岐

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-17K14735/
• Agglomeration and spatial economy: Reconstruction of theoretical and empirical framework

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

  Kyoto University

  Tomoya Mori

  From 01 Apr. 2017, To 31 Mar. 2021, Project Closed

  集積;都市形成;中心地理論;フラクタル;べき乗則;地域経済圏;自己組織化;複雑系;冪乗則;中心地;秩序形成;階層構造;経済集積;都市システム;経済理論;経済政策;ハイパフォーマンス・コンピューティング;都市経済学;集積の経済学

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-17H00987/
• 都市経済分析のための地点間フローモデルの統合

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

  Basic Section 22050:Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

  Kyoto University

  大澤 実

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2025, Granted

  空間経済学;都市経済学;交通;都市計画

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22K04353/
• Establishment of an applied methodology for geographical and economic impacts of transportation infrastructure projects based on spatial economic theory

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Basic Section 22050:Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

  Tokyo Metropolitan University

  石倉 智樹

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2025, Granted

  空間経済学;交通社会基盤政策;効果分析

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22H01617/
• 共有モビリティと都市交通システムの共進化

  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

  Basic Section 22050:Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering-related

  Kanazawa University

  高山 雄貴

  From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2025, Granted

  共有モビリティ;都市交通システム;交通需要の時空間分布

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-22H01610/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023

  Variational Inequality Approach for Economic Equilibrium Problems

  A647, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  ILAS Seminar :Economics of Cities and Regions

  Spring, 全学共通科目
• From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022

  Variational Inequality Approach for Economic Equilibrium Problems

  Fall, 経済学研究科

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2023

  広報委員会　委員