Osawa, Minoru(Kyoto Institute of Economic Research (KIER)) | Activity Database on Education and Research, Kyoto University

Osawa, Minoru

Kyoto Institute of Economic Research (KIER) Assistant Professor

Last Updated :2025/06/20

Basic Information

Affiliated programs (koza)

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

Professional Memberships

American Economic Association

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://mino-osawa.github.io/

researchmap URL

https://researchmap.jp/minoru_osawa

Last Updated :2025/06/20

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

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

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

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

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, Sep. 2022, 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

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

Can a herd immunity strategy become a viable option against COVID-19? A model-based analysis on social acceptability and feasibility
Takashi Akamatsu; Takeshi Nagae; Minoru Osawa; Koki Satsukawa; Takara Sakai; Daijiro Mizutani
medRxiv, May 2020

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

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

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

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

AN ENHANCEMENT OF GROUP-THEORETIC SPECTRUM ANALYSIS FOR DETECTING SPATIAL AGGLOMERATION
ONDA Mikihisa; MURAKAMI Daisuke; IKEDA Kiyohiro; TAKAYAMA Yuki; OSAWA Minoru; KOGURE Yosuke
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management), 2018, Peer-reviewed

Time Evolution of City Distributions in Germany
Kiyohiro Ikeda; Minoru Osawa; Yuki Takayama
Networks and Spatial Economics, 30 Mar. 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

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

Spatial scale of agglomeration and dispersion: Number, spacing, and the spatial extent of cities
Minoru Osawa
Sino-Japanese SPACE Workshop, 08 Dec. 2024, Invited

移住抵抗と世代間外部性を考慮した準動学的集積経済モデルの集積特性
大澤実
応用地域学会, 30 Nov. 2024

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
Kiyohiro Ikeda
From 01 Apr. 2021, To 31 Mar. 2024, Project Closed
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
Minoru Osawa
From 01 Apr. 2019, To 31 Mar. 2023, Project Closed
都市・地域経済学;ポテンシャルゲーム;確率安定性;均衡選択;空間経済学;都市経済学;進化ゲーム理論;複数均衡;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;ポテンシャルゲーム;最適輸送;重力モデル;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
Tokyo Institute of Technology;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/

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-23K22887/

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
Institute of Science Tokyo
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-23K22880/

The future of Japan's cities and regions in the face of population decline: A projection framework based on economic agglomeration theory
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Medium-sized Section 7:Economics, business administration, and related fields
Kyoto University
森知也
From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2030, Granted
都市;集積;人口減少;持続可能性;構造モデル分析
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-25H00543/

Last Updated :2025/06/20

Education

Teaching subject(s)

From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Variational Inequality Approach for Economic Equilibrium Problems
A647, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2

From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026
Transport Economics
A685, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2

From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Urban Economics
A633, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2

From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Variational Inequality Approach for Economic Equilibrium Problems
A647, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2

From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Variational Inequality Approach for Economic Equilibrium Problems
A647, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2

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

Last Updated :2025/06/20

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2026
編集委員会　委員

From 01 Apr. 2020, To 31 Mar. 2024
広報委員会　委員

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Osawa, Minoru

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ID,URL

ORCID ID

J-Global ID

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researchmap URL

Research

Research Interests

Research Areas

Papers

Misc.

Presentations

External funds: Kakenhi

Education

Teaching subject(s)

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)