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Defined-Contribution Pension Adoption and Size Effects in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K03886
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Management
Research InstitutionNagoya City University

Principal Investigator

YOSHIDA KAZUO  名古屋市立大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 教授 (30240279)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 壁谷 順之  朝日大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (50588944)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords確定拠出年金 / 規模効果 / 実証分析 / 退職給付会計 / 中退共 / 規模要因
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This paper is based on a detailed examination of the comprehensive set of Japanese corporations listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as to the factors that led to their decision to adopt a DC plan during the period 2001-2015. The covariates examined are a mix of financial and labor organizational factors including the employment size, the extent of the existing DB underfunding liabilities, operational profit, firm-wide average age of the employees, job turn-over rate and so on. Rigorous statistical testing is performed with the use of the multivariate, time-varying Cox proportional hazard model to explain the relevance of each proffered hypothesis. The result reveals a starkly different outcome in contrast with empirical findings reported in the literature focusing mainly on U.S. corporate behavior. Our findings point to the relevance of several unique aspects and features of Japanese regulations as well as business practices in explaining the Japanese corporate DC adoption decision.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の目的は、わが国のおける確定拠出年金制度(DC)の採用要因を解明することである。アメリカをはじめとする海外でもDCの分析は行われているが、わが国とは異なる分析結果が報告されている。それは企業規模と労働組合の2点に集約される。海外では中小企業ほどDCを採用しているが、わが国では大企業ほど採用している。海外では労働組合の影響力が少ない企業ほどDCを採用しているが、わが国では労働組合がある企業ほど採用している。こうした採用要因の違いは企業経営者の意思決定や社会システムの違いを示している。同様な制度であっても国によっては要因が異なり、それぞれの国にあった制度設計が必要であることを示している。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] チュレーン大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Tulane University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Tulane University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Empirical Determinants of Defined Contribution Pension Plans in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      堀場豊
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics and Finance
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Empirical Determinants of Adopting Defined-Contribution Corporate Pension Plans in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      堀場豊
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Management, Economics and Finance
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-02-21  

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