Tatsuhito Kono Tohoku University, Japan   Aoba 6-3-9, Aoba-ku Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579 Japan   kono@plan.civil.tohoku.ac.jp   http://www.plan.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/kono/research1.html           JEL Areas: H4 : Publicly Provided Goods: General R : Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics