Spatial Clustering Patterns of Children in Single-Mother Households in Japan

Yukiko Abe, Mizuki Kawabata and Yuki Shibatsuji
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Yukiko Abe: Faculty of Economics and Business, Hokkaido University
Mizuki Kawabata: Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Yuki Shibatsuji: Graduate School of Economics, Keio University

No 2019-021, Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series from Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University

Abstract: We examine spatial clustering patterns of children living in single-mother households in Japan, where the risk of poverty among these children is extremely high. Our analysis employs spatial panel data at the municipal level in 2000 and 2010. The Global and Local Moran's I statistics reveal significant spatial clustering of children in single-mother households. The spatial clusters of these children are located mostly in Hokkaido and western Japan. The spatial clustering patterns of children under the ages of 6 and 18 are similar, but the older children under age 18 are more spatially clustered. Moreover, from 2000 to 2010, the spatial clustering intensified for children under 18, whereas it weakened for children under 6. The regression results of spatial fixed-effects models indicate that from 2000 to 2010, the proportions of children in single-mother households increased in areas with low income growth, high out-migration rate, and slow growth in the availability of childcare centers. The results of this study can help identify the areas that need policy attention.

Keywords: Children in single-mother households; Spatial clustering patterns; Spatial statistics; Spatial panel data models; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 J13 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2019-11-18
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