Evaluating market creation by the Long-Term Care Insurance program: Empirical analysis through data management and econometric studies

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25885021
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Public finance/Public economy
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: SUGAWARA Shinya 東京大学, 経済学研究科(研究院), 助教 (30711379)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MIYAZAWA Kensuke 九州大学経済学研究院, 准教授 (80609826) ; KINJO Keita 沖縄国際大学経済学部, 准教授 (20611750)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢化 / 介護保険 / 事例ベース意志決定理論 / 有料老人ホーム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was aimed at analyzing effects of market creation by the Japanese Long-Term Care Insurance on various economic agents such as municipalities, households and firms. I designed a study as empirical analyses via collecting data and developing frontier methodologies of econometrics. As achievement of this study, I developed various methodologies that are required for economic analysis of aging. Applying these methods, I conducted several empirical researches. Two researches have already been compiled as working papers and submitted to academic journals.

Free Research Field

高齢者介護の経済分析