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Japanese Income Inequality by Household Types in Comparative Perspective

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  • Sawako Shirahase

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The main purpose of this study is to examine the extent of income inequality in Japan and to speculate on the extent of Japans economic inequality in comparative perspective. This study focuses on Japanese income distribution and examines the trends from mid-1980s to late 1990s and comparison with other societies. The main questions that are addressed in the analysis are: (1) whether or not Japans income distribution has become more unequal recently, and (2) whether or not income inequality in Japan is different from that in other industrial nations. Also identified are the sources of the trends as well as possible reasons for observable international differences. Particular attention is paid to income inequality by type of household. It is possible that the trend of income inequality for a particular type of household is different from the general trend of income inequality among all households. Furthermore, the differences emerging in cross-national comparisons may be explained in part by the cross-national difference in household composition among the elderly population.

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  • Sawako Shirahase, 2001. "Japanese Income Inequality by Household Types in Comparative Perspective," LIS Working papers 268, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
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    1. Yasuharu Tokuda & Takashi Inoguchi, 2008. "Interpersonal Mistrust and Unhappiness Among Japanese People," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 89(2), pages 349-360, November.
    2. Mr. Chris Papageorgiou & Mr. Subir Lall & Ms. Florence Jaumotte, 2008. "Rising Income Inequality: Technology, or Trade and Financial Globalization?," IMF Working Papers 2008/185, International Monetary Fund.
    3. Yasuharu Tokuda & Masamine Jimba & Haruo Yanai & Seiji Fujii & Takashi Inoguchi, 2008. "Interpersonal Trust and Quality-of-Life: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(12), pages 1-10, December.
    4. Joy Pixley & Tsui-o Tai, 2008. "Poverty of Children and Older Adults: Taiwan's Case in an International Perspective," LIS Working papers 493, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    5. Timothy Smeeding, 2002. "The LIS/LES Project: Overview and Recent Developments," LIS Working papers 294, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.

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