Mitsuo Yamada is an emeritus professor at Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan, and continues his research activities as a research fellow at the Institute of Economics, Chukyo University. He has over 40 years of research experience in the fields of econometric research and input–output analysis in regional and international economics and energy and environmental economics at Saga University, Mie University, and Chukyo University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in economics at Nagoya University. He also served as a visiting researcher at the Economic Research Institute, Economic Planning Agency (currently the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of the Cabinet Office) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. He served as a president of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input–Output Studies (PAPAIOS) and as a board member of the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE). He played a role in the construction of the national input–output tables of Japan as a member of the technical advisory committee, and contributed to the creation of the multiregional input–output tables of Chubu region as a research advisor of Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research.

• Introduction.- Construction of Interregional Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Structure of Regional Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Comparison of Prefectural Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Construction of the Multi-prefectural Input-Output Table.- Estimating Interregional Trade by the Gravity-RAS Method.- Construction of a Multi-regional Input-Output table within a Prefecture.- Linking Adjacent Prefectures’ Multi-regional Input-Output Tables.- Some Applications of the Multi-regional Input-output Tables.- Average Propagation Length and the Economic Zone of Nagoya Metropolitan Area.- Impact of Consumption Fluctuations by a Declining Population on the Regional Economy.- The Impact of Automobile Electrification on the Regional Economy.- Economic Contribution of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ Production to the Regional Economy.- Concluding Summary and the Remaining Future Tasks.

Mitsuo Yamada is an emeritus professor at Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan, and continues his research activities as a research fellow at the Institute of Economics, Chukyo University. He has over 40 years of research experience in the fields of econometric research and input–output analysis in regional and international economics and energy and environmental economics at Saga University, Mie University, and Chukyo University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in economics at Nagoya University. He also served as a visiting researcher at the Economic Research Institute, Economic Planning Agency (currently the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of the Cabinet Office) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. He served as a president of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input–Output Studies (PAPAIOS) and as a board member of the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE). He played a role in the construction of the national input–output tables of Japan as a member of the technical advisory committee, and contributed to the creation of the multiregional input–output tables of Chubu region as a research advisor of Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research.

• Introduction.- Construction of Interregional Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Structure of Regional Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Comparison of Prefectural Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Construction of the Multi-prefectural Input-Output Table.- Estimating Interregional Trade by the Gravity-RAS Method.- Construction of a Multi-regional Input-Output table within a Prefecture.- Linking Adjacent Prefectures’ Multi-regional Input-Output Tables.- Some Applications of the Multi-regional Input-output Tables.- Average Propagation Length and the Economic Zone of Nagoya Metropolitan Area.- Impact of Consumption Fluctuations by a Declining Population on the Regional Economy.- The Impact of Automobile Electrification on the Regional Economy.- Economic Contribution of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ Production to the Regional Economy.- Concluding Summary and the Remaining Future Tasks.

Mitsuo Yamada is an emeritus professor at Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan, and continues his research activities as a research fellow at the Institute of Economics, Chukyo University. He has over 40 years of research experience in the fields of econometric research and input–output analysis in regional and international economics and energy and environmental economics at Saga University, Mie University, and Chukyo University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in economics at Nagoya University. He also served as a visiting researcher at the Economic Research Institute, Economic Planning Agency (currently the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of the Cabinet Office) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. He served as a president of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input–Output Studies (PAPAIOS) and as a board member of the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE). He played a role in the construction of the national input–output tables of Japan as a member of the technical advisory committee, and contributed to the creation of the multiregional input–output tables of Chubu region as a research advisor of Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research.

• Introduction.- Construction of Interregional Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Structure of Regional Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Comparison of Prefectural Input-Output Tables in Japan.- Construction of the Multi-prefectural Input-Output Table.- Estimating Interregional Trade by the Gravity-RAS Method.- Construction of a Multi-regional Input-Output table within a Prefecture.- Linking Adjacent Prefectures’ Multi-regional Input-Output Tables.- Some Applications of the Multi-regional Input-output Tables.- Average Propagation Length and the Economic Zone of Nagoya Metropolitan Area.- Impact of Consumption Fluctuations by a Declining Population on the Regional Economy.- The Impact of Automobile Electrification on the Regional Economy.- Economic Contribution of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ Production to the Regional Economy.- Concluding Summary and the Remaining Future Tasks.