Impacts of Tourism and Fiscal Expenditure on Remote Islands in Japan: A Panel Data Analysis

Table 1. Island regions

Variables	Definition	Sources
Taxable income	Total taxable income of cities, towns, and villages	Survey of taxation of cities, towns, and villages
Population size	Total population of cities, towns, and villages	Account book based on inhabitants
Local government expenditure	Total fiscal expenditure of cities, towns, and villages	Survey of statements of accounts of cities, towns, and villages
Number of tourists	Total numbers of tourists in cities, towns, and villages	National Institute for Japanese Islands
Price level	Consumer Price Index	Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications