Comparative Study on Consumption Pattern in Poland and Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	11695015
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	経済政策(含経済事情)
Research Institution	HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	YOSHINO Etsuo Hokkaido Univ. Glad.School of Econ., Prof., 大学院・経済学研究科, 教授 (80142678)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KOZUMI Hideo Hokkaido Univ. Grad.School of Econ., Assoc.Prof., 大学院・経済学研究科, 助教授 (10261273) UCHIDA Kazuo Hokkaido Univ. Grad.School of Econ., Prof., 大学院・経済学研究科, 教授 (60091419)
Project Period (FY)	1999 – 2000
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000) Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000) Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
Keywords	Poland / consumption / household / panel survey / psychology of consumer / Japan / バブル / 貯蓄 / 心理的要因
Research Abstract	In this project Polish side and Japanese side both visited other country and researched consumption pattern of households of each country. Main method of our research is long time interview with household in order to understand the background of family, for example, inheritance of house and other assets, structure of family and education of children. In Polish household the consumption pattern of fundamental goods is quite conservative, although the consumption of new coming commodity, e.g.computer, is very sensitive to income level. Construction of home is also very sensitive to the income level and his social status. In Poland we can not find any long term rational decision making on consumption and saving. On the other hand in Japan, although the consumption of fundamental goods is also conservative, the decision of house construction and investment for education of his children is mentally a given condition for the Japanese household. And these expenditures for house building and children's education have strong influence to the remaining consumption. In Japan, although, we must pay attention that the additional income brings effective influence to purchase of new coming commodity, e.g.automobile. Our methodology, in which the foreigner plays a role of interviewer, is quite effective in the panel survey study of households, although in Japan the panel survey has yet not conducted.