For creditor countries on the periphery of the dollar standard such as China with current account surpluses, foreign … the (incipient) deflation that China now faces. It could create a zero-interest liquidity trap in financial markets that … experience of Japan. Exchange rate appreciation, or the threat of it, causes macroeconomic distress without having any …

China's major competitors, South Korea and Japan, over the period from 2000 to 2009. First, we analyse principal factors …Cost has a significant impact on competitiveness within the shipbuilding industry. In China, low costs have created … favourable conditions for domestic shipyards competing in the international market. However, China's shipbuilders have been …

social contexts: Japan, the United States, and China. This research uncovered three major findings. First, the speed of … lessens people's levels of anxiety about their older years in Japan and the United States. Third, living with a child does not …

Financial conditions indexes (FCIs) are constructed for five Asian economies, namely, Hong Kong, China; Japan; the …