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 … and 30 percent of the static revenue loss could be recovered in the long run through dynamic scoring, although Japan …

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

Japan’s high corporate savings might be holding back growth. We focus on the causes and consequences of the current … corporate behavior and suggest options for reform. In particular, Japan’s weak corporate governance—as measured by available … comprehensive corporate governance reform should be a key component of Japan’s growth strategy …

With policy rates near the zero bound, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has introduced a series of unconventional monetary …

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

’s use in international trade are mixed. It is also shown that, despite Japan’s emergence as the world’s largest net creditor … nation, Japan’s capital outflows have not significantly facilitated the yen’s internationalization. Data are presented …