also uses actual trade data between Japan and Indonesia and between Japan and Korea …

We assess the ongoing reform efforts in Japan in terms of inclusive growth. We use prefectural level panel data to … and policy variables. Our analysis suggests that achieving the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target has a positive …

This paper draws out the parallels between Korea and Japan in terms of demographics, potential growth, balance sheets …, asset prices and inflation. Korea's demographic trends seem to track Japan's with a lag of about 20 years. Low productivity … reforms. While Korea's corporate balance sheets are stronger than Japan's in the early 1990s, Korea needs to progress with the …

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth …

With Japan’s public debt reaching historical levels, the need for fiscal consolidation and structural reforms have …

expectations using asset price data for Japan over the 1980s and 1990s …