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Religion and economic behaviour of households, firms and groups in India

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K20135
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

Yamamoto Asuka  九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 講師 (20962856)

Project Period (FY) 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsインド / 宗教 / 相続 / 賃金 / 人的資本 / 寺院 / NGO(トラスト、ソサエティ) / 農村 / 格差 / 教育 / 宗教参加 / 寄付 / NGO(ソサエティ、トラスト) / 健康 / NGO / 雇用 / 経営
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、インドにおける家計・企業・団体を研究対象として、複雑であると思われる宗教と経済の関係を、複数の課題から全体的に明らかにすることを試みる。主な課題は、企業経営者の宗教的属性が経営戦略に与える効果の分析、経済発展と宗教団体の活動戦略の変化に対する分析、博士論文の一部とした研究(宗教間賃金格差、巡礼と支出)の精緻化である。宗教団体のデータは質問票を配布することで収集することを計画している。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main outcome of this research project is a study that significantly revised and expanded a portion of my doctoral dissertation, which was published as a peer-reviewed article in Volume 70, Issue 1 of "Asian Studies." This study elucidated how the wage gap structure between Hindu Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Muslims has changed, and identified the factors contributing to the wage gap between the two groups. Additionally, I have a bulletin paper on religion and the economics of religion in India, and an English paper on the reform of inheritance law and its impact on human capital, which is currently under peer review.

Furthermore, I conducted multiple rounds of fieldwork at Indian companies, Hindu and Sikh temples, and rural areas. The research on pilgrimage and religious behavior has already been presented at a seminar, and I aim to refine it and submit it to a peer-reviewed journal within the fiscal year 2024.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

階層間格差が依然として深刻であるインドにおいて、宗教的属性に係る制度的な不平等が、社会的弱者層の中でもさらに格差を生じさせている可能性を示唆したという点が、本研究課題の主たる成果の学術的意義である。さらに、ヒンドゥー至上主義的な立場にある現政権の政策を踏まえると、個人の宗教性が経済に与える影響と、経済発展が個人や団体の宗教性に与える影響の双方を実証的に分析することは、学術的・社会的に意義があるため、今後も研究を継続する。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Punjab Agricultural University/Centers for International Projects Trust(インド)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Inter-Religious Wage Differentials in India: A Focus on Socially Vulnerable Groups2024

    • Author(s)
      山本 明日香
    • Journal Title

      Asian Studies

      Volume: 70 Issue: 1 Pages: 17-42

    • DOI

      10.11479/asianstudies.as24.a02

    • ISSN
      0044-9237, 2188-2444
    • Year and Date
      2024-01-31
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] インドの宗教と「宗教の経済学」(Economics of Religion):現状と展望2023

    • Author(s)
      山本 明日香・佐藤 隆広
    • Journal Title

      経済経営研究(年報)

      Volume: (72) Pages: 1-48

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Women's Inheritance Rights and Earnings: Evidence from the National Sample Survey of India2024

    • Author(s)
      Asuka Yamamoto
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: Human development and social change in India
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Amendment of the Hindu Succession Act and Women’s Human Capital in India: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey2023

    • Author(s)
      山本 明日香
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会2023年度秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] コストと信仰:宗教参加・寄付・巡礼2023

    • Author(s)
      山本 明日香
    • Organizer
      第2回中部インド研究会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Amendment of the Hindu Succession Act and Women’s Human Capital in India: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey2023

    • Author(s)
      Asuka Yamamoto
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: 15th Indo-Japanese Dialogue on Economic Development in the Post-COVID India
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Amendment of Hindu Succession Act and Women’s Human Capital in India: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey2022

    • Author(s)
      Asuka Yamamoto
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on the Social Development in South Asia
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Funded Workshop] International Symposium on the Social Development in South Asia2022

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report

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Published: 2022-09-01   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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