The paper analyses the reasons for Japan's persistently low inflation since the bursting of the Japanese bubble economy … (low inflation conundrum). It is shown that Japan experienced a structural break from a high-growth period with relatively … high inflation to a low-growth period with exceptionally low inflation since the early 1990s. We show based on a stylized …

view of inflation. Second, we discuss how the recent inflationary episode has contributed to redistributing real resources …

primarily safety services. I then use Jorda (2005) projections to estimate the impact of such monetary services on inflation. I …

primarily safety services. I then use Jord`a (2005) projections to estimate the impact of such monetary services on inflation. I …