International Collaboration Projects 2016/2017
Empirical Analysis on Population Decline and Aging in the Japanese Economy
Economic and Social Research Institute
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
1.Research Issues
This project aims to provide empirical knowledge that can contribute to current economic policy for overcoming Japan's population decline and aging. The project focuses on two areas; macroeconomic effects of population decline on "economic growth(WG1)" and "labor including employment and work income(WG2)".
2.System of the Research
- WG1 : The Chair of the Research
- Shin-ichi FUKUDA(The Professor of The University of Tokyo)
- WG2 : The Chair of the Research
- Yoshio HIGUCHI(The Professor of Keio University)
3.Thesis of the Research
WG1:Economic Growth
- (Foreword)
- Special Editor Shin-ichi FUKUDA
- (Editorial)
- Macroeconomic Effects of Population Decline on Economic Growth
- Special Editor Shin-ichi FUKUDA
- (Articles)
- An Empirical Analysis of the Saving Behavior of Elderly Households in Japan
- Charles Yuji HORIOKA
- Yoko NIIMI
- Human Capital Accumulation through Recurrent Education
- Mariko TANAKA
- The Effect of Demographic Change in Business Cycle Indicators
- Yasuyuki KOMAKI
- Population Aging and Domestic Investment–An Analysis Using International Panel Data–
- Masanori UMEDA
- Takuma KAWAMOTO
- Tetsuro SAKAMAKI
- Masahiro HORI
- Does the Aging of a Firms' Workforce Affect Its Investment Behavior?–An Analysis Using Financial Panel Data of Japanese Firms–
- Masanori UMEDA
- Takuma KAWAMOTO
- Tetsuro SAKAMAKI
- Masahiro HORI
- Population Aging and Its Impact on Economic Growth–Implications for Korea–
- Hyun-Hoon LEE
- Kwanho SHIN
- Donghyun PARK
- Migration, Human Capital, Brain Drain and Gain–A Perspective in Light of the EU's Experience–
- Robert F. OWEN
- The Effects of Housing Price on the Banking Sector Performance–Evidence from MSA data in the US–
- Sung Wook JOH
- Seongjun JEONG
WG2:Labor including Employment and Work Income
- (Editorial)
- Changes in Japan’s Labor Market and the Labor Income Share, Wage Inequality, and Working Hours
- Special Editor Yoshio HIGUCHI
- (Articles)
- Declining Labor Share and Corporate Finance
- Masahiro ABE
- Jess DIAMOND
- Business Cycle and Wage Inequality in Japan
- Naomi KODAMA
- Izumi YOKOYAMA
- Economics of Income Inequality and Educational Investment
- Ryuichi TANAKA
- The Effect of Commuting Time on Married Couples’ Time Use
- Miki KOHARA
- Kozue SEKIJIMA
- An Empirical Study on Migration to Tokyo by the Young
- Souichi OHTA
- Kenji UMETANI
- Miyuki KITAJIMA
- Daichi SUZUKI