Japan: Selected Issues

July 28, 2006

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Japan: Selected Issues, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

This paper describes determinants of Japan’s productivity growth, reform outputs, and speculation on future potential growth. It investigates the macroeconomic implications of alternative fiscal strategies; examines the issues surrounding the Bank of Japan’s understanding of price stability and monetary policy; examines the impact of Japan’s inflation and price developments; and describes the reengagement of Japanese banks with the rest of Asia for maintaining financial and macroeconomic stability in both Japan and in the other Asian countries.

Subject: Banking, Consumption taxes, Inflation, Potential output, Prices, Production, Production growth, Taxes, Total factor productivity

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Bank, Consumption taxes, Core CPI, CPI, CPI inflation, CR, Global, Headline CPI inflation, Inflation, ISCR, North America, Output cost, Output growth, Overseas branch, Potential output, Price index, Product market distortion, Production growth, TFP growth, Total factor productivity

Publication Details

Pages:

55
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2006/276
Stock No:

1JPNEA2006003
ISBN:

9781451820683
ISSN:

1934-7685

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