We examine the impact of the marginal commodity tax reforms in Japan and Korea, using data from the official household surveys of the two countries. Based on the estimations of two demand systems (linear expenditure system (LES) and almost ideal demand system(AIDS)), we compare the marginal...

We examine how Japanese parents evaluate the current education system and assess possible reforms, based on a nationwide parent survey. Parents who have higher educational background, occupational status, and household income and expect higher education attainment from their children tend to be...

This article calculates the production function of education for combined junior and senior high schools (âcombined high schoolsâ) in the capital and Kinki regions. The results of the empirical analysis conducted lead to the following three conclusions. First, at all combined high schools in...