Overview
As the aging of society around the world continues at an unprecedented pace, there is a need to develop sustainable social security systems that do not lower the quality of life of the elderly. This project will conduct the "global-standard" panel study of middle-aged and elderly subjects, fully incorporating results from past studies and similar surveys of the elderly (i.e., the Health and Retirement Study, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, and the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) to realize a new microeconomic and comprehensively market-oriented approach premised on the diversity of the elderly. In doing so, it will overcome the limitations of past approaches that focused individually on specific fields such as health care, long-term care, and pensions, as well as that of simulation analysis using macro models. Through the collection of data that enables a multifaceted international comparison of health condition, economic situation, family relationships, employment status, and social participation, the project will establish in the Japanese social security policy field evidence-based policymaking based on a wealth of microeconomic data and will contribute to policymaking in other countries based on Japan's experience.
June 8, 2011 - March 31, 2013
Major Research Results
2013
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 13-E-078
"Health Consequences of Transitioning to Retirement and Social Participation: Results based on JSTAR panel data" (HASHIMOTO Hideki) - 13-E-068
"Stability of Preference against Aging and Health Shocks: A comparison between Japan and the United States" (HASHIMOTO Hideki, ICHIMURA Hidehiko and SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi) - 13-E-064
"The Future of Long-term Care in Japan" (SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi)
2012
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 13-E-017
"Social Security Earnings Test and the Labor Supply of the Elderly: New evidence from unique survey responses in Japan" (SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi) - 13-E-016
"Revisiting the Labor Supply Effect of Social Security Earnings Test: New evidence from its elimination and reinstatement in Japan" (SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi and OSHIO Takashi) - 12-E-068
"Public Pension Benefits Claiming Behavior: New evidence from the Japanese Study on Aging and Retirement" (SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi and OSHIO Takashi) - 12-E-061
"Self-Rated Health Status of the Japanese and Europeans in Later Life: Evidence from JSTAR and SHARE" (FUJII Mayu, OSHIO Takashi and SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi) - 12-E-050
"Option Value of Work, Health Status, and Retirement Decisions: New evidence from the Japanese Study on Aging and Retirement (JSTAR)" (SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi, FUJII Mayu and OSHIO Takashi) - 12-J-028
"Redistribution Effect of Taxes and Social Security: Evidence from JSTAR" (NAKATA Daigo)