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Principal-agent Relationship in the Budgetary Process and the Fiscal Discipline

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26380370
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Terai Kimiko  慶應義塾大学, 経済学部(三田), 教授 (80350213)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords予算 / 政治経済学 / シグナリング / 公共事業 / シーリング / 予算編成 / プリンシパル・エージェントモデル / 委任 / 分権的財政制度 / プリンシパル・エージェント問題 / インセンティブとしての予算配分 / 予算過程 / 財政赤字 / 連邦制度 / 地方分権 / 組織内予算配分
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In my theoretical model, a person or an organization who decides the total budget is regarded as a principal, and a person or an organization allocating the budget given to him/her among programs is an agent. When the principal decides the amount of a budget depending on the agent's behavior, there may exist a time-inconsistency problem, which will generate inefficiency. Asymmetric information between the principal and the agent is another source of inefficiency.
I also composed a model in which a budget is spent on public investment. Under some conditions on utility function and production function, the agent can increase the budget he/she gets by engaging in greater corruption. A budget constraint imposed for the final period can limit corruption in each period, and induce efficient investment. Moreover, I showed that a fiscal cap on aggregate spending in the final period alone, though it may appear loose, credibly controls agents.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校(米国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Strategic Delegation When Public Inputs for a Global Good Are Imperfect Substitutes2017

    • Author(s)
      Nishimura, Yukihiro, and Kimiko Terai
    • Journal Title

      International Tax and Public Finance

      Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Pages: 96-111

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10797-016-9411-6

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Direction of Strategic Delegation and Voter Welfare in Asymmetric Tax Competition Models2016

    • Author(s)
      Yukihiro Nishimura and Kimiko Terai
    • Journal Title

      Discussion Papers in Economics and Business, Graduate School of Economics and Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University

      Volume: No 16-27 Pages: 1-22

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Principal-Agent Problems When Principal Allocates a Budget2015

    • Author(s)
      Kimiko Terai, Amihai Glazer
    • Journal Title

      Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: DP2015-012 Pages: 1-48

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 予算編成と財政規律2014

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子
    • Journal Title

      ECO-FORUM

      Volume: vol. 29 Pages: 11-17

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The political economy of fiscal consolidation in Japan: why is Japan suffering from persistent fiscal deficits?2014

    • Author(s)
      Kimiko Terai
    • Journal Title

      Research Notes, the Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] How a Corrupt Official Can Increase His Budget2017

    • Author(s)
      Kimiko Terai and Amihai Glazer
    • Organizer
      International Symposium of Urban Economics and Public Economics
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学(大阪府吹田市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-08-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Principal-Agent Problems When Principal Allocates a Budget2016

    • Author(s)
      Kimiko Terai and Amihai Glazer
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(愛知県名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Principal-Agent Problems When Allocating a Budget2016

    • Author(s)
      Kimiko Terai and Amihai Glazer
    • Organizer
      ヨーロッパ公共選択学会
    • Place of Presentation
      フライブルク(ドイツ)
    • Year and Date
      2016-04-01
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Principal-Agent Problems When Principal Allocates a Budget2016

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子
    • Organizer
      The 2016 Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society
    • Place of Presentation
      フライブルク(ドイツ)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-30
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Insufficient Experimentation Because Agents Herd2015

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子
    • Organizer
      The 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society
    • Place of Presentation
      グローニンゲン市(オランダ)
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-08
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Insufficient Experimentation Because Agents Herd2015

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子
    • Organizer
      The 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society
    • Place of Presentation
      フローニンゲン(オランダ)
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 予算過程におけるエージェンシー問題2014

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子
    • Organizer
      日本応用経済学会
    • Place of Presentation
      徳島大学(徳島県徳島市)
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Budgets under Delegation2014

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子
    • Organizer
      The 2014 Annual Meeting of the European Public Choice Society
    • Place of Presentation
      ケンブリッジ市(イギリス)
    • Year and Date
      2014-04-05
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 私たちと公共経済2015

    • Author(s)
      寺井公子、肥前洋一
    • Total Pages
      277
    • Publisher
      有斐閣
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report 2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] The Political Economy of Fiscal Consolidation in Japan2015

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Ihori, Hideki Konishi, Ryo Kato, Masumi Kawade, Nobuo Akai, Hiroki Kondo, Takero Doi, Kimiko Terai, Amihai Glazer, et al.
    • Total Pages
      195
    • Publisher
      Springer Japan
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 経歴・研究業績

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/site/kimikoteraiwebsite/vita-japanese

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report 2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2022-02-16  

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