Representativeness of Medical Directories in Prewar Japan and Geographical Mobility of Physicians as Seen in Directories

Chihiro Inoue, Yoko Okuyama, Megumi Murakami and Chiaki Moriguchi

Economic Review, 2024, vol. 75, issue 2, 2-2

Abstract: In this study, we conduct a preparatory analysis aimed at facilitating empirical research that utilizes prewar Japan’s medical directories. First, we assess the comprehensiveness and representativeness of the physician listings in the Nihon Kyōrin Yōran published in 1909 (Meiji 42) and the Nihon Isekiroku published in 1942 (Shōwa 17), respectively. We then utilize the biographical information in these directories to visualize the geographical mobility of physicians before WWII. We find that the Nihon Kyōrin Yōran is highly comprehensive, whereas the Nihon Isekiroku exhibits a certain degree of comprehensiveness regarding private practitioners yet displays biases across regions and medical qualifications. Our analysis further reveals that physicians in the Meiji period had a high rate of practicing in their home prefectures, whereas those in the Shōwa period showed a greater mobility.

JEL-codes: I18 N35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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