An Economic Analysis of Intergenerational Transfers and Parent-Child Relations: from an International Comparative Perspective

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780184
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Public finance/Public economy
• Research Institution: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Principal Investigator: YIN TING 独立行政法人経済産業研究所, 研究グループ, 研究員 (00707888)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 世代間移転 / 介護行動 / 消費 / 親子同居 / 家計行動 / 社会保障 / 教育投資 / 親子関係

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, I discussed the actual conditions and the determinants of co-residence, consumption, educational investments and the care behavior between parents and their children, espacially the impact of bequest motives and the intergenerational transfers on their behaviors, using micro data from Japan, China, India and the United States. I found that the there are many differences among countries. The Japanese and Chinese are relatively selfish and Indian and Americans are relatively altruistically, which also affects the need of nursing care service in a super-aged society.

Free Research Field

経済学、特に労働経済学、家計経済学、中国経済