Women work less often and earn significantly less than men in Japan. We use panel data to
investigate employment and earnings dynamics of single and married women over the life …

Some medical demand is inelastic to price fluctuations, but not all. This paper examines the
role of the price elasticity of medical demand on the welfare effects of public health …

This study explores the effect of bequests on wealth inequality in Japan. We construct a
heterogeneous life cycle model incorporating the transmission of physical and human …

This chapter presents a survey of recent developments in the study of Japan's demographic
transition and fiscal sustainability from a macroeconomic perspective. We begin by …

This paper quantitatively derives the welfare-improving earnings test within an optimal
income tax framework. I construct a life cycle model of labor supply and savings to compute …

This study examines how long-term care risks on individuals' behavior over the life-cycle
and analyzes the role of the long-term care insurance (LTCI) system in Japan. The study …

To demonstrate the comprehensiveness of the NDB, Figure 1 shows that the life-cycle
profiles of medical expenditures are in line with the national data reported by the Ministry of …

Some medical demand is inelastic to price changes, but not all. In assessing the effects of
public health insurance reform on welfare, I examine the role of medical demand elasticity …

概要本論文は, 将来の年金水準や医療費に対する不安が高まっている現状において,
一生涯を見据えた消費と投資の配分や資産選択はいかになされるべきかについての一つの解を …