The Distributional Effect of Universal Health Insurance Provision : A Dynamic equilibrium Life-Cycle Analysis
Project/Area Number |
22730159
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Economic theory
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Research Institution | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
Principal Investigator |
HSU Minchung 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 助教授 (20467062)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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Keywords | 富の分配 / 国民皆保険 / 健康保険 / 税金 / 公共政策 / Universal health insurance / wealth distribution / incomplete market / life-cycle model / social insurance / universal health insurance / private health insurance / wealth accumulation |
Research Abstract |
This project investigates impacts of public provision of universal health insurance(UHI). A redistribution effect on welfare, rather than on wealth, is found-the old gain more than the young, and the low-wealth gain more than the high-wealth. We find an inverse U-shaped welfare pattern with increased UHI expenditure coverage rates an that the rates in most OECD countries might be too high (the average is about 70%) when the tax distortion is taken into account.
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