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Commodity Prices and Inflation : Evidence from Seven Large Industrial Countries

International Monetary Fund - 1989

A two-country theoretical model is presented, showing the effects of monetary, fiscal, and supply-side disturbances on prices of primary commodities and manufactured goods, and on exchange rates. If monetary shocks dominate, then commodity prices should lead general price movements, and the...

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External Adjustment and the Strong Yen : Recent Japanese Experience

International Monetary Fund - 1988

The parameters of a conventional model of Japan’s current account were found to be stable in the period of the steeply … rising yen between the fourth quarter of 1985 and the end of 1987. This suggests that Japan’s current account has been … that the rise in the yen has already made a substantial contribution to correcting Japan’s external imbalance …

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Export Pricing Behavior of Manufactuting : U.S.-Japan Comparison

International Monetary Fund - 1988

manufacturers is compared. Major export industries in Japan have higher productivity growth and lower pass-through coefficients than …

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External Imbalances and Fiscal Policy in the Group of Three Countries : The Role of Stock-Flow Dynamics

International Monetary Fund - 1989

This paper discusses recent empirical research on the interplay between fiscal policies and external imbalances in the G3 countries, focusing on the stock-flow dynamics of public and foreign deficits and debt accumulation

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Wealth, Financial Liberalization, and the Demand for Money in Japan

International Monetary Fund - 1989

This paper presents estimates of a demand function for broad money in Japan. The function explains both secular trends …

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The Changing Structure of Japanese Trade Flows

International Monetary Fund - 1990

The changes to the structure of Japanese exports and imports in the second half of the 1980s departed significantly from past trends. Econometric analysis confirms that some of the structural changes—notably the importance of consumer goods trade—cannot be fully explained using conventional...

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Race to the Center : Competition for the Nikkei 225 Futures Trade

Ito, Takatoshi - 1996

This paper examines the impact of changes in margin requirements on returns, transaction volumes, and price volatility of Nikkei 225 futures on the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) and the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX). An increase in margin requirement on one exchange is...

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The Fisher Hypothesis and Inflation Persistence : Evidence From Five Major Industrial Countries

Peng, Wensheng - 1995

, and the United States than in Germany and Japan. It is argued that the differences in the linkage between the interest …

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Foreign Exchange Market Intervention and Domestic Monetary Control in Japan. 1973-1989

International Monetary Fund - 1989

The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...

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Asset Prices, Financial Liberalization, and the Process of Inflation in Japan

Schinasi, Garry J. - 1994

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