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Theoretical Study on Political Economy for Public Infrastructure and Vertical Fiscal Transfer

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K17130
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionHitotsubashi University

Principal Investigator

Okabe Tomohito  一橋大学, 経済研究所, 講師 (50768364)

Research Collaborator Kam Timothy  Australian National University, Research School of Economics, Associate Professor
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords政治的財政循環 / 政府予算 / 政治要因 / 財政移転 / 非線形課税 / 垂直的財政移転 / 政治経済学 / 公共インフラ資本
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project empirically studied the political-budget-cycle hypothesis, i.e, how the timing of national elections affects government expenditures (e.g., expenditures in public infrastructure). Specifically, this project made a cross-country panel data analysis from 1996 to 2016, which showed that the hypothesis was statistically significant in countries with higher GDP, but not in countries with lower GDP. The existing studies imply that this result would stem from differences in time discount factor of electorates for public good consumption.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究プロジェクトは、元々、規範的な「べき論」(財政政策は、こうあるべき)ではなく、実証的な観点から、現実の財政政策を説明する知見を提供することを意図している。本研究の理論的拠り所とした、政治的財政循環とは、政治が経済に与える影響の一つであるが、現実の財政運営は、このような実態を踏まえる必要がある。本研究で明らかにした、「経済の発展(GDPの水準)に応じて、政治的財政循環が観察できなくなる」という現象は、経済と民主主義の同時発展を示唆しており、実証的な観点から興味深い知見である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All Other

All Remarks (1 results)

  • [Remarks] 一橋大学経済研究所

    • URL

      http://www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Japanese/faculty/okabe.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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