In reviewing what happened in the 1980s in Japan and how the bursting of the bubble created problems in the early 1990s … difficult and inappropriate to raise the interest rate sharply when inflation is low (below one per cent like in Japan), even … 1988 in Japan, when the Federal Reserve and Bundesbank raised interest rates. This would have slowed down the rise of stock …

United States and Japan. Fiscal Policy and Management in East Asia explores the inefficient tax systems of many developing …

United States and Japan. Fiscal Policy and Management in East Asia explores the inefficient tax systems of many developing … to Dinner? Simulating the Transition Paths of the United States, the European Union, Japan, and China -- 6. External Debt … Debt Policy in Japan -- 12. Policy Options for Financing Future Health and Long-Term Care Costs in Japan -- Contributors …

Introduction: A mere decade ago Japan’s financial system, and especially its banking system, was not only the largest … country. Today presents a completely different picture. Japan’s financial system is weak and in disarray. Banks no longer rank … among the world’s top ten, and their credit ratings have declined dramatically. Two of Japan’s top 21 banks have already …