Political economy analysis of education choice

• Project/Area Number: 18K12802
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
• Research Institution: Seikei University
• Principal Investigator: Uchida Yuki 成蹊大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (30805495)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 教育 / 投票 / 政治経済学 / 不平等

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We assume two types of households with respect to income level and analyze income inequality and education choice from a political economy perspective. We show that there are two types of steady states. One steady state shows high inequality with high-income households opting out of public education; the other steady state shows low inequality and full public education enrollment. We also analyzed the situation in which parents have aspirations for their children to exceed their income level.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は２つの研究の流れに属する。１つ目は教育選択を考慮し、教育政策がマクロ経済に及ぼす効果を動学的に分析した研究である。ただし、これらの研究では政策が外生的に扱われており、政策決定における政治過程は捨象されている。２つ目は、個人が教育選択する状況における、投票者行動と教育政策の関係を静学的に分析した研究である。これら２つを統合的に扱った先行研究は少なく、本研究の意義はこれら２つの研究を統合することであり、それにより現実的な政策分析が可能となる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Politics of Public Education and Pension with Endogenous Fertility (2024)
  • Author(s): Yuki Uchida and Tetsuo Ono
  • Journal Title: Discussion Papers In Economics And Business Volume: 24-07 Pages: 1-41
• [Journal Article] Generational Distribution of Fiscal Burdens: A Positive Analysis (2023)
  • Author(s): Uchida Yuki、Ono Tetsuo
  • Journal Title: International Economic Review Volume: 65 Issue: 1 Pages: 393-430
  • DOI: 10.1111/iere.12654
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Generational conflict and education politics: Implications for growth and welfare (2021)
  • Author(s): Uchida Yuki、Ono Tetsuo
  • Journal Title: Journal of Macroeconomics Volume: 69 Pages: 103315-103315
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2021.103315
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Inequality and Education Choice (2019)
  • Author(s): Yuki Uchida, Tetsuo Ono
  • Journal Title: International Tax and Public Finance Volume: forthcoming Issue: 4 Pages: 1-39
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10797-019-09584-3
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Politics of Public Education and Pension Reform with Endogenous Fertility (2022)
  • Author(s): 内田雄貴
  • Organizer: 六甲台マクロ・セミナー