Japan's macroeconomic performance, as reflected by impulse response functions for investment, employment and output. Our …We develop new economic policy uncertainty (EPU) indices for Japan from January 1987 onwards, building on the approach … index rises around contested national elections and major leadership transitions in Japan, during the Asian financial crisis …

Japan's macroeconomic performance, as reflected by impulse response functions for investment, employment and output. Our …We develop new economic policy uncertainty (EPU) indices for Japan from January 1987 onwards, building on the approach … index rises around contested national elections and major leadership transitions in Japan, during the Asian financial crisis …

We develop new economic policy uncertainty (EPU) indices for Japan from January 1987 onwards building on the approach … index rises around contested national elections and major leadership transitions in Japan, during the Asian Financial Crisis … and in reaction to the Lehman Brothers failure, U.S. debt downgrade in 2011, Brexit referendum, and Japan's recent …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of economic policy uncertainty on firms' investment decisions. We … (EPU) indicator available for this country. We find strong evidence that uncertainty reduces corporate investment. This …-related uncertainty reduces corporate investment through increases in precautionary savings or to worsening of credit conditions. …

that increases in TPU reduce investment and activity using both firm-level and aggregate macroeconomic data. We interpret … reduce investment and activity …

We develop new economic policy uncertainty (EPU) indices for Japan from January 1987 onwards building on the approach … index rises around contested national elections and major leadership transitions in Japan, during the Asian Financial Crisis … and in reaction to the Lehman Brothers failure, U.S. debt downgrade in 2011, Brexit referendum, and Japan's recent …