Preferences for Redistribution in Japan
JAPANESE POLITICAL ECONOMY, cilt.47, ss.238-260, 2021 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 47
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/2329194x.2021.1981139
- Dergi Adı: JAPANESE POLITICAL ECONOMY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, EconLit, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.238-260
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This paper studies the individual-level determinants of preference for government redistribution in Japan using the Japanese General Social Survey dataset. I argue that country-specific characteristics might create differences in redistribution preferences and find that contrary to the findings in the literature that focus on western countries, being female decreases the demand for redistribution in Japan. Similarly, being affiliated with a religion increases the demand for redistribution instead of decreasing it. Other determinants of redistribution preferences such as income, education and political preferences have a similar effect in Japan compared with western countries. I also test the effect of happiness on redistribution preferences and find that happiness decreases the demand for redistribution.