2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Distributional Effect of Universal Health Insurance Provision : A Dynamic equilibrium Life-Cycle Analysis
| Project/Area Number |
22730159
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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 |
Economic theory
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| Research Institution | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
HSU Minchung 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 助教授 (20467062)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 富の分配 / 国民皆保険 |
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| Research Abstract |
This project investigates impacts of public provision of universal health insurance(UHI). A redistribution effect on welfare, rather than on wealth, is found-the old gain more than the young, and the low-wealth gain more than the high-wealth. We find an inverse U-shaped welfare pattern with increased UHI expenditure coverage rates an that the rates in most OECD countries might be too high (the average is about 70%) when the tax distortion is taken into account.
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