This study assesses the overall impact on credit of the financial regulatory reforms in Europe, Japan, and the United … higher taxes and fees. Overall, average lending rates in the base case would rise by 18 bps in Europe, 8 bps in Japan, and 28 …

Health spending has risen rapidly in Japan. We find two-thirds of the spending increase over 1990–2011 resulted from … increase of 2–3 percentage points of GDP. This will require a sizable increase in government transfers. Japan can introduce …

particularly concerning in Japan, where the success of Abenomics depends on a transition from stimulus-driven to self …

States and the quantitative and qualitative easing (QQME) of Japan. Korea is an intriguing case due to its borderline … position between advanced and emerging market country groups, and the common perception that Korea competes fiercely with Japan …

Japan has the most rapidly aging population in the world. This affects growth and fiscal sustainability, but the …

This paper explores how corporate income tax reform can help Japan increase investment and boost potential growth …. Using international and Japan-specific empirical estimates of corporate tax elasticities, investment is predicted to expand …

Japan's potential growth rate is steadily falling with the aging of its population. This paper explores the extent to … participating in the workforce in Japan. First, few working women start out in career-track positions, and second, many women drop … out of the workforce following childbirth. To increase women’s attachment to work Japan should consider policies to …

the region. Stronger domestic growth in Japan could mitigate the pace, but is unlikely to reverse the expansion as global …