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

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 reduce …

In Japan, intergenerational inequality in lifetime resources is substantial, with a heavier fiscal burden on the young …

, Europe and Japan allowing for fiscal multipliers to vary across recessions and booms. We also estimate ex ante probabilities …

A surge of exports in the 2000s helped Japan exit the severe decade-long stagnation known as the lost decade. Using …

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 …

financial markets and spillovers from Europe to Japan. The results also suggest that the uncertainty about the direction of …

This paper analyzes various reform options for Japan's public pension in light of large fiscal consolidation needs of …

The paper discusses the role the financial sector can play in supporting growth in Japan. While overall credit …

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