Distributive Impact of Low-Income Support Measures in Japan - Open Journal of Social Sciences

JSS > Vol.4 No.12, December 2016

Distributive Impact of Low-Income Support Measures in Japan ()

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DOI: 10.4236/jss.2016.412002 1,366 Downloads 2,137 Views Citations

Author(s)

Tetsuo Fukawa^1,2,3

Affiliation(s)

¹Institution for Future Welfare, Tokyo, Japan.
²Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan.
³Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan.

ABSTRACT

Population decline together with rapid aging has a strong cost push pressure on social security systems in Japan. Effective measures to support low-income families are quite important to mitigate income inequality and to overcome low fertility in Japan. Using the micro-data of the Basic Household Survey 2010, we analyse various measures to support low income families through various simulations concerning child allowance, social security contributions, and income taxes. Based on the simulation results, we discussed distributive impact of such measures and their policy implications.

KEYWORDS

Income Redistribution, Low-Income Support Measures, Equivalised Disposable Income, Gini Coefficient, Relative Poverty Rate

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Fukawa, T. (2016) Distributive Impact of Low-Income Support Measures in Japan. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 4, 13-26. doi: 10.4236/jss.2016.412002.

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