2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Do public assistance benefits have impacts on labor supply in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
21730243
|
|---|
| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
|
| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
|---|
| Research Field |
Economic policy
|
|---|
| Research Institution | Fukuoka University |
|---|
Principal Investigator |
TAMADA Keiko 福岡大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80389337)
|
|---|
| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
|
| Keywords | 社会保障 |
|---|
| Research Abstract |
We use the data conducted by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to examine the impacts of public assistance benefits on labor supply behavior of public assistance recipients. Though public assistance system intend for recipients to live independently, there are few studies about the relationship between public assistance benefits and recipients 'labor force participation. Taking consideration into endogeneity of public assistance benefits, we estimate labor supply equation by fixed effect instrumental variable model. The result shows that public assistance benefits have no impact on public assistance recipients' labor supply behavior. To check robustness, we also estimate labor supply equation using micro data. The result is that social welfare receipts have no impact on labor supply behavior.
|
