the development of indigenous inventive capacity in Japan during the early years when R&D data are not available. It is …, is to demonstrate that it is possible to develop robust models to explain changes in the producer price index in Japan …. Changes in quality, proxied by the IP variables, are important determinants of prices in Japan over the period 1960 to 1995 as …

year of the “bursting of the bubble economy” in Japan. The pendulum now swings back again toward decentralization and local …

affected the trade links of the region with the U.S. and Japan. We concentrate on one particular aspect, i.e. changes in the … compared to the U.S. , Japan’s trade links with East Asia display a far greater diversity of the product groups involved. Of … uncontested leader. This is in stark contrast to the situation in Japan, where a large and rapidly growing surplus characterizes …

among older workers in the United States, it makes sense to take a close look at evidence from Japan, one of the few …) the distinctive corporate culture’s effects on marital dynamics among older generations. Based on the evidence from Japan …

declines in Japanese inflation expectations. Policies undertaken by the Bank of Japan during this period did little to …

Did monetary easing in the 1980s cause Japan's bubble, as is often suggested? Drawing on both a new cross …-national consideration of the monetary policy-asset price linkage and a reexamination of what actually occurred in Japan during 1985-90, I …'s bursting cause Japan's Great Recession? In fact, Japan's recession of 1990-94 was mild, and only a combination of policy …

This paper examines developments in the governance of science and innovation in Japan, with a particular focus on the …

their impact on Japan's national and regional innovation systems are then outlined and a synopsis given of the other papers … in this special edition. The essay makes a number of concluding remarks on the appropriateness of Japan following the US …