percentage of poor in developed countries2ranked # truth of (1)

OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) announced the report regarding the Japanese economy on the 20th.According to that, ratio of the relative poor layer (layer whose disposable income which pulled tax and the like from income is low) of Japan 2nd is high in, so is.The fact that many mass communications have reported is to here, but when you read the report well and solve, also the fact which is different a little is visible.

Actually about some relative poor layer being?

Ratio of the relative poor layer which is by the disposable income of production age population n/a

The source: The “Japanese economic report” (OECD)
Again first it will explain concerning the definition of “relative poor layer”.The relative poor layer as it is called in inside this report, it points to the housekeeping expenses where disposable income is half or less of median value of the whole country.Median value of the Japanese disposable income generally is 4,700,000 Yen.Because is, as for the household which belongs to the relative poor layer referred to here, disposable income of year becomes household below approximately 2,350,000 Yen.

Well, the chart above is widely reported recently with the mass communications, it is the data which shows the fact that “in the announcement of OECD, as for Japan with advanced nation ratio of 2nd in poor layer is high”.however, this time2i have taken the statistics in the data actually came in the17only countries’, OECDsome member states30not all countries’.

numbers in the table above are only statistics of working-age population also. when this is all age groups, the relative proportion of the poor, japan is surveyed countries26in countries’5will result in a high-th.

at the same time, took the statistics of the working-age population17it is that countries’, has become almost the only western countries. in the country that is not in europe and north america, outside japan, australia and new zealand just contains. data of all age groups26match the countries’, turkey and mexico relative poverty rate was higher than japan does not contain. it is not the same in asia and korea, there is no ex-communist countries of poland and hungary also.

in turn, OECDlet’s explore the cause of the poor by expanding the analysis of.

OECDhave seen cause of the disparity

this time, all ages, including not only the working-age population, try expanding the reasons for poor yomitoi. OECDabout the progress of economic disparities in japan, big4the reasons why one.

1.progression of aging
2.expansion of the income gap between workers
3.changing the tax system
4.bias in social spending

1.progression of aging

for some reason that has led to increasing poverty, inequality why progression of aging, mainly in the following3the one cited.

1-(1)since there is no labor income elderly, elderly households that become low-income.
1-(2)disparity of income that is in progress among the elderly also.
1-(3)elderly people living in households only increased compared to a decade ago, that increases the low-income households it is.

2.expansion of the income gap between workers

expansion of the poor2the second reason is, is an extension of the income gap among workers has been claimed well in japan. between full-time permanent employees, however, disparity in salary and not to expandOECDhas concluded. ultimately, increase in part-time employees, including temporary and contract, you are has become a major factor in income inequality.

about to hire part-timers in favor of companies, OECDis ensure liquidity of employment are cited as major reasons for the. that is, human resources to get you to leave when you want to put a stop to freedom if you do not is a little, trouble is when the surplus manpower from, i mean it hired part-timers.

3.changing the tax system

the top rate of income tax before the bubble is just the national tax70%in, depending on income15fine stage tax rate were applied. stage but itare flattened, today4highest tax rate in the only stage37%not only to become. in this, high-income earners will be more and more rich.

4.bias in social spending

as the cause of the expansion and poor in japanOECDit is listed at the end that is, media also does not address domestic social spending too much, in other words, such as pensions and unemployment insurance, various social security is. social spending is an important element in order to eliminate the domestic economic disparities, this part of japan is weak compared to other countries, has pointed out a lower disparity effect that is.

as we saw in the previous page, in terms of disposable income, percentage of the poor relative in japan, survey17months from the higher country2has become the second. it is a thing to take into account the effect of adjusting income tax and social expenditure but. before the adjustment layer at a rate of poverty by taxes and social spending, japan as shown in the table below16.5%and, ratherOECDare lower than the average of.

relative proportion of the poor by income before taxes of working-age population (2000years)

source: economic report of japan (OECD)

in, what am i doing biased if which part of the concrete social spending? it to be published in the next (2) to verify in more detail in.

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