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The Rise of Land Prices in Japan: The Determination Mechanism and the Effect of Taxation System

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  • Keizo Takagi

    (Economist, Research Division1, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan)

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This paper examines the determination mechanism of land prices in Japan with particular emphasis on the land taxation system, which has played a central role in Japan's land policy, and also investigates the major causes behind the current escalation of land prices. We argue that the particular features of Japan's land price movements, i.e. intermittent sharp rises and subsequent downward rigidity, can be mainly explained by inadequacies in the land taxation system, e.g. adverse effects on effective supply and intensive utilization of land. We also argue that recent excessive monetary ease has possibly been one of the causes of current skyrocketing land prices in Japan.

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  • Keizo Takagi, 1989. "The Rise of Land Prices in Japan: The Determination Mechanism and the Effect of Taxation System," Monetary and Economic Studies, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, vol. 7(2), pages 93-139, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ime:imemes:v:7:y:1989:i:2:p:93-139
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    1. Jeffrey A. Frankel, 1991. "Japanese Finance in the 1980s: A Survey," NBER Chapters, in: Trade with Japan: Has the Door Opened Wider?, pages 225-270, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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