The gift's role in social finance

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16160
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: Hitotsubashi University (2017); Tsuru University (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: Hayashi Kiminori 一橋大学, 大学院経済学研究科, 特任講師 (10649312)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: GLS / 社会的金融 / 贈与

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to investigate an actual situation of the GLS (community for loaning and giving) group in Germany, to consider a social significance of giving, to review innovation in representative loaning and giving projects, and to examine feasibility of social finance. Three times hearings to the GLS group and on-site investigations throughout Japan were conducted. Publication of "New Giving Theory" on GLS Group is the greatest result. In addition, during this Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research period, I gave four academic papers, three academic presentations and four citizen lectures.

Free Research Field

環境経済学、環境政策論