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Tax cuts, access and quality of life shape startup-friendly smart cities

Phys · · 580 words · By Toyohashi University

Researchers from Toyohashi University of Technology have developed a quantitative framework to evaluate how smart cities can attract startups. The study emphasizes that a combination of tax reductions, accessibility, and quality of life is more effective than technology-centered approaches alone.

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“A research team has developed a quantitative policy evaluation framework for assessing how cities can attract startups while maintaining high living standards.”
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Web search results from Toyohashi University of Technology explicitly mention the development of a decision-support tool for policymakers to enable scenario simulation and policy evaluation for the startup ecosystem.
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web search NEUTRAL — Modalities for evaluating, reviewing or assessing an evaluation.
https://www.unevaluation.org/repository/uneg-publications
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web search NEUTRAL — The "Research Onion," originally developed by Saunders, Lewis, and Thornhill (2007) and updated in subsequent editions (2012, 2016, 2019), serves as a comprehensive conceptual framework for designing …
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/research-onion-systematic-fra…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy (OAIP) is implementing a new framework to guide the evaluation of AI tools, signaling a major step forward in the state’s push for responsible and tra…
https://babl.ai/utah-embraces-new-ai-evaluation-framework-to…
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“This research, led by the Urban and Transportation Systems Laboratory, Department of Architecture and Urban Systems, Toyohashi University of Technology, was conducted as part of the JST e-ASIA Joint Research Program, an international collaborative project involving Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines”
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Web search results confirm the research was conducted by Toyohashi University of Technology's Urban and Transportation Systems Laboratory and mentions collaborative research among three countries (Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines) as part of a program involving JST.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aichi University (愛知大学, Aichi Daigaku) is a private university in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Its campuses are located in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Toyohashi and Higashi-ku, Nagoya.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_University
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nagaoka University of Technology (長岡技術科学大学, Nagaoka Gijutsu Kagaku Daigaku), abbreviated as Nagaoka Gidai, is a national technological university in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan. It is one of two universit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagaoka_University_of_Technolo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TUT can refer to: Tramways & Urban Transit magazine Altaic languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, tut) The Unquestionable Truth, 2005 Limp Bizkit album The Unbelievable Truth, a comedy panel show on BBC radio T…
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“the findings are published in Smart Cities.”
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Web search results identify 'Smart Cities' as an open access peer-reviewed journal from MDPI, and the specific research paper title mentioned in other claims is associated with this journal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Smart city applications are diverse and include, but are not limited to, traffic and transportation systems,[4] power plants, utilities, urban forestry,[5] water supply networks, waste disposal, crimi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_city
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the latest research on smart cities in a scientific, peer-reviewed journal.Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly in…
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/smartcities
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web search NEUTRAL — Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/smartcities/most_cited
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“Corporate tax reduction policies have the greatest impact on the attractiveness of a location for startups and contribute to companies' location selection and relocation decisions.”
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The preprint of the specific study 'Startup-Driven Air-Front Smart City Policy Evaluation...' explicitly states that the corporate tax rate has the largest negative and most statistically significant coefficient, acting as a substantial deterrent.
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web search NEUTRAL — Locations. Tax havens.The quoted income tax rate is, except where noted, the top rate of tax: most jurisdictions have lower rate of taxes for low levels of income. Some countries also have lower rates…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_rates_in_Europe
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web search NEUTRAL — Corporate tax is a form of direct tax levied on the net income or profit of corporations and other entities from their business. Corporate tax is governed by provisions of the Federal Decree-Law No. 4…
https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/finance-and-investm…
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web search NEUTRAL — The corporate tax rate has the largest negative and most statistically significant coefficient in the model, demonstrating that taxation exerts a substantial deterrent effect on startup location choic…
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202602.1400
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“Accessibility through transportation and international aviation networks brings broad benefits not only to startups but also to business partners and residents.”
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While general web results discuss aviation benefits, there is no specific independent corroboration for this exact finding from the cited research paper other than the context of the study itself.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aviation Week Intelligence Network. Monitor the market and connect your business to the people, programs and proprietary data driving the Commercial Aviation market - only available with AWIN. AVD_AWI…
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web search NEUTRAL — International relations. Public service obligations. Transport of dangerous goods.The Commission has launched preparations for an EU Aviation and Aeronautics Strategy and is inviting stakeholders to s…
https://transport.ec.europa.eu/index_en
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web search NEUTRAL — This will not only benefit residents but also significantly impact tourism, providing visitors with the opportunity to enjoy a futuristic, world-class travel experience. Sources: Abu Dhabi Investment …
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“Within the startup ecosystem, QOL factors such as safety, environmental quality, and daily life amenities have a significant influence on startup location choices.”
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Web search results from Toyohashi University of Technology explicitly state: 'Within the startup ecosystem, QOL factors such as safety, environmental quality, and daily life amenities have a significant influence on startup location choices.'
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web search NEUTRAL — Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_life
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web search NEUTRAL — Factors for startup location selection: Within the startup ecosystem, QOL factors such as safety, environmental quality, and daily life amenities have a significant influence on startup location choic…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-tax-access-quality-life-startu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amenities are key to understanding quality of life (QOL) because they are precisely what make some places attractive for living and working, especially relative to other places that do not have them a…
https://www.academia.edu/55768733/Amenities_Quality_of_Life_…
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“A comparative analysis of Aichi, Singapore, and Munich revealed that QOB is highest in Singapore, followed by Munich and then Aichi, while QOL is higher in Aichi than in the other two cities.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of comparative adjectives and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Bombing of Darwin, Apple Look Around). No specific data comparing Aichi, Singapore, and Munich was found in the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 February 1942, 188 Japanese aircraft, in two separate raids, bombed the Australian town of Darwin, ships in Darwin Harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from u…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Look Around is a technology featured in Apple Maps that provides interactive panoramas from positions along a number of streets in various countries. Look Around allows the user to view 360° street-le…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryoko Kimura (木村了子, Kimura Ryoko, born 1971) is a Japanese contemporary artist who works in Nihonga painting. She studied at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, graduating from the oil p…
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“Dr. Mustafa Mutahari, the lead researcher of this study”
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Multiple web search results confirm Mustafa Mutahari is a researcher/fellow at Toyohashi University of Technology specializing in Urban and Transportation Systems.
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web search NEUTRAL — Research Fellow · Toyohashi University of Technology Mustafa Mutahari PhD in Engineering — Architecture & Civil Engineering, specializing in Urban and Transportation Systems.
https://mutahari.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Mustafa Mutahari has a PhD in Engineering (Urban and Transportation Systems) from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. He previously worked as the head of the Transportation Planning Departm…
https://jp.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-mutahari
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web search NEUTRAL — Mustafa MUTAHARI, Ph.D. student | Cited by 2 | of Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi | Read 1 publication | Contact Mustafa MUTAHARI
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mustafa-Mutahari
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“Mustafa Mutahari et al, Startup-Driven Air-Front Smart City Policy Evaluation Using Integrated Accessibility Index: A Case Study of Aichi, Singapore, and Munich, Smart Cities (2026). DOI: 10.3390/smartcities9040057”
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The specific paper title and DOI are mentioned in the claims, and the journal exists, but the provided Wikipedia evidence is unrelated (Chiang Mai, Pine Gap, Smart Fortwo). The claim is likely true based on the context of other verified claims, but the specific evidence provided for this index is irrelevant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chiang Mai is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second-largest city in Thailand by urban population. It is 700 km (435 mi) north of Bangkok in a mountai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pine Gap is a joint Australian–United States satellite communications and signals intelligence surveillance base and Australian Earth station approximately 18 km (11 mi) south-west of the town of Alic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Smart Fortwo (stylized as "smart fortwo") is a two-seater city car manufactured and marketed by the Smart division of the Mercedes-Benz Group for model years 1998–2024, across three generations — …
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