2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Economic Study of Public Assistance and Local Governments in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
20330064
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public finance/Monetary economics
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| Research Institution | Hitotsubashi University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAYASHI Masayoshi Hitotsubashi University, 大学院・経済学研究科, 准教授 (70318666)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 生活保護 / 福祉事務所 / 国庫補助 / 国庫負担 / 地方交付税 / 地方財政 / 社会保障 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study, aiming to obtain relevant policy implications for social assistance reform as well as fiscal decentralization in Japan, empirically examined how Japanese local governments implement the Public Assistance (PA) programs. In particular, the study focused on the determinants of PA caseload, including regional factors, organizational characteristics, and central grants.
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Research Products
(27 results)
