2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A comparative family budget analysis of child benefit

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23500886
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	General human life sciences
Research Institution	Osaka City University
Principal Investigator	TOKORO MICHIHIKO 大阪市立大学, 大学院生活科学研究科, 教授 (80326272)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	社会保障 / 生活経済 / 国際比較
Research Abstract	This research aims to examine the value of child benefit packages by comparative analysis. First of all, this research has updated the comparative data analysis by model family method. As a result, it became clear that the value of the Japanese child benefit packages improved since the 2000s. Secondly, this research has tried to clarify the background of family policies in Britain and Sweden. It has become clear that the universalism is on the wane in Europe, while tax credit programmes are expanding in several nations including Britain. This general policy trends, however, has showed a sharp contrast to Sweden, where the universal principle has been untouched even after the economic crisis.

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