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| Akihiro Kawase and Katsuyoshi Nakazawa |
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| ''Long-term Care Insurance Facilities and Interregional Migration of the Elderly in Japan'' |
| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.4 ) |
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| Using municipality-level data of Japan, this paper empirically examines how the capacity of long-term care insurance facilities impacts interregional migration of the elderly. We construct net-migration data of the elderly population in each municipality by combining statistics available from existing sources. We find that interregional differences in capacity of long-term care insurance facilities generate strong magnetic effects on migration of the elderly. Our results indicate that family care is difficult and that long-term care insurance facilities are necessary for the late-stage elderly who are in need of long-term care. |
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| Keywords: Long-term care insurance facility, Interregional migration, Welfare magnet |
JEL: H7 - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: General
I1 - Health: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Sep 16 2009 | | Manuscript Accepted : Dec 01 2009 |
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