A study on the relationship between fertility behavior and income inequality
| Project/Area Number |
26780149
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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 |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | Nagoya City University |
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Principal Investigator |
KIMURA Masako 名古屋市立大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 准教授 (90546730)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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)
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| Keywords | 出生率 / 賃金格差 / 出生行動 / 賃金分布 / 教育 / 所得格差 / 少子化 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we constructed a model of fertility choice under uncertainty about the future of children and examined the effect of wage inequality on fertility. We obtained the following results: (i) With risk-aversion, rising wage inequality induces parents to have fewer children. (ii) With prudence, rising wage inequality induces parents to educate children more, enhancing the effect of decreasing fertility through the quantity-quality interaction. In addition, we tested the validity of the model using U.S. census data.
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