2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Empirical Analysis of Educational Choices on the Basis of Rational Choice Theory
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21730679
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Sociology of education
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| Research Institution | Toyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | パネルデータ / 相対リスク回避 / 進路選択 / 学歴 / 観察できない異質性 |
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| Research Abstract |
Using the Japanese General Social Surveys, the Social Stratification and Social Mobility Surveys, and the Japanese Life Course Panel Survey, I conducted quantitative data analyses concerning educational and occupational choices. According to my analyses, the relative risk aversion hypothesis, which is based on the rational choice theory, is not supported in Japan, and the analyses also revealed a stable intergenerational pattern of educational attainments. In addition, I have prepared commentaries on the rational choice theory in the sociology of education and the methodology of panel data analysis.
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