A Macroeconomic Examination of the Red Herring Hypothesis concerning Health Expenditures

• Project/Area Number: 20730163
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Applied economics
• Research Institution: Tohoku Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: HOSOYA Kei Tohoku Gakuin University, 経済学部, 准教授 (40405890)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 人口の高齢化 / 医療支出 / Red Herring仮説 / 医療政策 / 高齢化 / 経済成長 / 社会的共通資本

Research Abstract

This research project examines the red herring hypothesis concerning population aging and health care expenditures. We construct an original macro level panel dataset covering 30 OECD countries and reveal that tinder several econometric specifications the proxy for population aging shows a positive and highly significant estimate in most cases. By these results, we conclude that red herring hypotheses supported by many micro data analyses have no validity within the present research.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 医療支出と高齢化に関するRed Herring仮説の検討-マクロデータによるアプローチ (2010)
  • Author(s): 細谷圭
  • Journal Title: 東北学院大学経済学論集(東北学院大学学術研究会) No.174 Pages: 59-84
  • NAID: 120005592774
• [Journal Article] 医療支出と高齢化に関するRed Herring仮説の検討-マクロデータによるアプローチ (2010)
  • Author(s): 細谷圭
  • Journal Title: 東北学院大学経済学論集 Volume: 174 Pages: 59-84
  • NAID: 120005592774
• [Book] ジョーンズマクロ経済学I(長期成長編)(おもな執筆箇所) (2011)
  • Author(s): チャールズI.ジョーンズ[箸]、宮川努、荒井信奉、大久保正勝、釣雅雄、徳井丞次、細谷圭[訳]
  • Total Pages: 371
  • Publisher: 東洋経済新報社
• [Book] MBAのためのミクロ経済学入門第II巻/ゲーム・情報と経営戦略 (2009)
  • Author(s): D. クレプス【著】/中泉・尾近・熊本・林・細谷・増原【訳】
  • Total Pages: 402
  • Publisher: 東洋経済新報社
• [Book] MBAのためのミクロ経済学入門第I巻/価格と市場 (2008)
  • Author(s): D. クレプス【著】/中泉・尾近・熊本・林・細谷・増原【訳】
  • Total Pages: 480
  • Publisher: 東洋経済新報社
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