Overview
This project investigates various issues facing the Japanese economy from a macroeconomic perspective, focusing on household heterogeneity and individual and family decision-making, utilizing a variety of micro data.
Our questions include: how will the birth rate and the number of foreign workers evolve in the future amid concerns about labor shortages due to the declining birthrate? What is the relationship between the promotion of women's labor force participation and the dynamics of family formation? What is the most desirable long-term care system as demographic aging accelerates? How will the working-age population perceive policies that benefit future generations, and what factors will influence their support for such policies?
We will conduct joint research with domestic and international researchers on a wide range of policy issues and provide research outcomes that will contribute to policy discussions.
June 13, 2024 - November 30, 2026
（During the research project period, the research activity period is set from June 13, 2024 , to May 31, 2026, and the data usage reporting period is set from June 1, 2026 to November 30, 2026.）
