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Spatial Probit Analysis on Welfare Stigma: Evidence from Japan

DP番号 DP2016-006
言語 英語のみ
発行年月 February, 2017
著者 Masato Takahashi
JELコード C21, I38
キーワード Public assistance, Spatial probit model, Welfare stigma
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要旨

This paper empirically examines welfare stigma in Japan using the spatial
autoregressive and error probit models based on the Japan Household Panel Survey
(JHPS/KHPS). The empirical analysis finds evidence that favours the existence of
internal type of traditional stigma; however, no evidence suggests the existence of
external type of traditional stigma. This paper contributes to the existing literature in
two ways: first, the public assistance system in Japan is for the first time empirically
examined from the perspective of welfare stigma; second, it shows that internal and
external types of traditional stigma can be simultaneously examined using the spatial
probit models.