| 研究課題/領域番号 |
17H07182
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| 研究種目 |
研究活動スタート支援
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| 配分区分 | 補助金 |
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| 研究分野 |
財政・公共経済
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| 研究機関 | 早稲田大学 |
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研究代表者 |
富 蓉 早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 助教 (70805259)
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| 研究期間 (年度) |
2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
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| 研究課題ステータス |
完了 (2018年度)
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| 配分額 *注記 |
2,210千円 (直接経費: 1,700千円、間接経費: 510千円)
2018年度: 1,040千円 (直接経費: 800千円、間接経費: 240千円)
2017年度: 1,170千円 (直接経費: 900千円、間接経費: 270千円)
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| キーワード | Long-term Care Insurance / Moral Hazard / moral hazard / natural experiment / dynamic programming / long-term care insurance / matching method / 経済政策 |
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| 研究成果の概要 |
We find that a ten-percentage-point reduction in the copayment rate increases monthly costs by 10.2 thousand yen, corresponding to a price elasticity of about -0.1. Insured individuals with no copayments tend to use more services and have more utilization days than those with copayments do.
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| 研究成果の学術的意義や社会的意義 |
Fiscal sustainability is the greatest concern faced by Japan's LTCI. We verify the possibility of cost-sharing adjustments as one solution. Our findings may have broad implications for the rapidly aging world by providing valuable evidence for governments planning to launch public LTCI.
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