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Japan : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2000
A sustained decline in fertility rates underlies a rapid aging and decline of Japan's population. This will have … Japanese banking system. The unemployment-deflation puzzle in Japan has been explained …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402697
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Does Excess Liquidity Pose a Threat in Japan?
Eggertsson, Gauti B. - 2005
This paper examines the effects of quantitative easing implemented by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) since early 2001, looking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402735
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Public Investment As a Fiscal Stimulus : Evidence from Japan's Regional Spending During the 1990's
Tuladhar, Anita - 2010
How effective was public investment in stimulating the Japanese economy during the economic stagnation of the 1990s? Using a dataset of regional public investment spending, we find that investment multipliers were higher than for public consumption, although they were relatively low and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402911
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Rebalancing in Japan : The Role of Private Consumption
Tokuoka, Kiichi - 2010
Boosting growth through rebalancing is critical for addressing pressures from Japan’s aging population. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403091
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The Morning After : Explaining the Slowdown in Japanese Growth in the 1990's
Bayoumi, Tamim - 1999
This paper uses vector autoregressions (VARs) to investigate four explanations of the extended slump in Japanese economic activity during the 1990s: the absence of bold and consistent fiscal stimulus; limited room for expansionary monetary policy because of a liquidity trap; asset price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403433
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Japan’s Quest for Growth : Exploring the Role of Capital and innovation
Syed, Murtaza H. - 2010
As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403438
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To Fire or to Hoard? : Explaining Japan’s Labor Market Response in the Great Recession
Steinberg, Chad - 2011
The Great Recession pushed Japan’s unemployment rate to historic highs, but the increase has been small by … international standards and small relative to the large output shock. This paper explores Japan’s cyclical labor market response to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403441
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Japan's Stagnant Nineties : A Vector Autoregression Retrospective
Rendu, Christel - 1999
This paper uses a vector autoregression (VAR) approach to identify the driving forces of the growth slowdown in Japan … do not support the counterfactual conjecture that activity in Japan would have been significantly weaker in the absence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403466
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Multiple Avenues of Intermediation, Corporate Finance and Financial Stability
Davis, E. P. - 2001
Using data from the US, UK, Japan and Canada, this paper provides evidence on the benefits to an economy from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403532
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Japan : 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan’s external position remains strong. The current account surplus … the increased amounts and frequency of the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) liquidity operations. The near-term economic outlook is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403566