economy, and presents an overview of economic benefits of deregulation, labor market liberalization, and enterprise reform …

deregulation, we find that exogenous increases in geographic diversity reduce BHC valuations. These findings are consistent with …

This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of … generate higher average welfare gains for East Asian countries than currency unions with Japan or the United States. Overall …, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue …

This paper argues that Japan’s excessive labor market duality can reduce Total Factor Productivity (TFP) due to a … employment protection between regular and non-regular workers would substantially reduce labor market duality in Japan. One …

effectiveness may moderate in graying societies. It then uses Bayesian estimation techniques for the U.S., Canada, Japan, U.K., and …