| Project/Area Number |
25780192
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Public finance/Public economy
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| Research Institution | Gakushuin University (2016-2017)
The University of Tokyo (2013-2015) |
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Principal Investigator |
Zhao Meng 学習院大学, 国際社会科学部, 准教授 (30589578)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | 健康格差 / 所得格差 / 再分配政策 / 特定健康診査 / 健康状態 / 所得 / 不平等 / 長時間労働 / 健康診断 / メンタルヘルス / メタボリック法 / 健康 / Quantile Regression / 所得と健康 / 高齢化 / 少子化 / 健康不平等 / 非正規雇用 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project empirically investigated the interrelationship among income, health and health promoting programs, using rich household survey data from Japan. The study focuses on three main research topics: (i) the interrelationship between income and health, (ii) the impacts of Japan’s major redistributive policies; and (iii) the health effects of the Specific Health Check-up. We find that (a) the gap in income between the healthy and the sick individuals has been increasing, yet it varies significantly along the distribution of income and by the types of income: the gap gets smaller at per capita household income, but follows a U-shape trend at personal income. (b) Income taxation seems to widen the gap for the middle-income earner, while social security contributions tend to widen the gap for those in the bottom tail. (c) The Specific Health Check-up program appeared to have little effect on health status, smoking behavior, and medical expenses.
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