Empirical study in change mechanism of high income class in prewar japan
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14530100
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Sapporo Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
YAZAWA Hirotake Sapporo Gakuin University, Dep. of Economics, professor, 経済学部, 教授 (90326520)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
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| Keywords | income distribution / family economy / the third taxable income / asset management company / dozoku economy (oの上にハイフン) / member of dozoku-dan (oの上にハイフン) / high income earner / mobility of income bracket / 第三種所得税 / 専門経営者 / 社会移動 / 所得稼得行動 / 資産保全行動 |
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| Research Abstract |
The goal of this research is to provide a comprehensive clarification of the factors that brought about the long-term disequalization of income distribution in Japan before WWII through a statistical analysis using a survey of related materials and micro-data (individual data), based on a the perspective of economic and other behaviors among high income earners. In keeping with this goal, this paper is comprised of two chapters.
In the Chapter 1, we extracted the top 5,000 income earners in Tokyo Prefecture at five points in time - 1910, 1917, 1924, 1930, and 1936 - using the "Nihon ShinShiroku," and examined the professions of these individuals and changes in regional distribution. At the same time, we extracted related data for 197 asset management companies that were included in the "Ginko Kaisha Yoroku" at those times, and examined the trends in the establishment of those companies. Combining these two types of data, we conducted a statistical analysis of the mechanisms related to i
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ncome bracket mobility for high income earners both in the midst of short-term changes in the economy and over a long period of time (1910-1936), based on factors assumed to be relevant.
Because the analysis in Chapter 1 is a long-term analysis covering a period prior to WWII, we were unable to obtain sufficient volumes of individual information, and as a result we were only able to gain an understanding of the general trends among high income earners. In Chapter 2, we obtained broad-ranging information related to the income levels of high income earners limited to the year 1936, including the conditions of business organizations related to asset management companies, and the mechanisms through which asset management companies affect the income levels of high income earners. To do this, we first categorized asset management groups as either "zaibatsu" or "hozen groups," and redefined the functions of the asset management company and related dozoku-dan members. Based on these definitions, we extracted from the "Ginko Kaisha Yoroku" 200 asset management companies throughout Japan with paid-in capital of 500,000 yen or more, and examined trends in the establishment of these companies, outlines of core operations, and personal attributes of company representatives. Then, based on the results of this investigation, we undertook a statistical analysis of which factors determined individual income levels and investment ratios in asset management companies by dozoku-dan members. Less
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