Long-term Care Insurance Facilities and Interregional Migration of the Elderly in Japan

Akihiro Kawase and Katsuyoshi Nakazawa

Economics Bulletin, 2009, vol. 29, issue 4, 2981-2995

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Long-term care insurance facility; Interregional migration; Welfare magnet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H7 I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-12-01
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