2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Impact of the reduction of family expenses for early childhood and educational services on the increase in birth rates: A study of Sweden, France, and local governments in Japan
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15K03889
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Chukyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | フランス / 少子化対策 / 出産奨励主義 / 社会保障目的税 / スウェーデン / 高齢者 / 貧困率 / 社会人大学生 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
There was little correlation between local governments’ child welfare and education spending and the juvenile population increase. Regional policies designed to attract families with children tend to result in neighbouring regions competing. Only the national government can cut social security for the elderly and redirect it to children.
The reason France has been pro-natalist is to compete against Germany. Macron could win his presidential election despite calling for an increase in the social security surcharge tax (CSG) because the poverty rate is lower among the elderly than among younger generations. The CSG is similar to Sweden’s concept of taxable benefits (‘give everyone sufficient benefits so that everyone can pay taxes’).
In order to create a source of revenue for population decline countermeasures, public funding use must promote university education among high school graduate workers, thereby increasing university graduates, who can pay higher taxes.
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| Free Research Field |
福祉社会学
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