影響地方經濟發展因素之差異性分析－－北高改制前後之研究

A Difference Analysis on Local Economic Development Factors: A Study Prior to and Post Institutional Reform of Taipei and Kaohsiung

台北與高雄在2010年改制，人口與財政上的改變以及相關的措施，都會對其經濟發展產生重大影響。本文以北高兩市改制前後的經濟數據來分析兩者經濟發展差異，檢視資料是從1998年到2013年相關經濟發展變數。本文使用獨立樣本T檢定來檢驗各變數在改制前後對北高兩市經濟發展之影響，研究結果發現改制前後，北高兩市在工業化、都市化、勞動力人口、FDI、政府支出均有明顯差異；本文並就兩個都市在這些變數的差異與變遷進行探討。最後，根據這些發現，本文建議北高兩市政府可以就這些經濟變數差異性，找出各自經濟發展特色，提振地方經濟發展。

Taipei and Kaohsiung had their institutional reform, upgraded to special municipalities, in 2010. The change of population, fiscal revenue and expenditure, and other factors would have significant impact on their economic development. The paper analyzes economic data of both cities from 1998 to 2013 and adopts T-test to examine economic development variables. It finds that Taipei and Kaohsiung have significant differences among industrialization, urbanization, governmental expenditure, labor population and foreign direct investment prior to and post 2010. The differences and changes among industrialization, urbanization, governmental expenditure and labor population are discussed. Finally, according to these findings, suggestions are provided in the paper for Taipei and Kaohsiung municipal governments based on the differences among their economic development variables to promote local economic development.