A microeconometric analysis of inequality in objective and subjective well-being in Russia

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03437
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic policy
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Takeda Yuka 九州大学, 基幹教育院, 准教授 (70376573)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 貧困 / 格差 / 生活保護 / 公的扶助 / 公的移転 / 私的移転 / 家計調査 / ロシア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study empirically examined mechanism of inequality in Russia, that is a case of transitional countries whose inequality drastically increased during the transition from a planned economy to a market economy. A main part of the study reveals that Russia’s State Social Assistance Act includes as recipients those who have a sort of privilege in the Soviet era, and this leads to failure in targeting the poor households and improving the income inequality in Russia.

Free Research Field

ロシア経済．開発経済学．労働経済．