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Can Japan Make a Comeback?

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Bigsten, Arne (Department of Economics, School of Economics and Commercial Law, Göteborg University)

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Since the beginning of the 1990s Japan has experienced economic stagnation. This paper discusses its causes and the prospects for recovery. It considers both the macroeconomic problems and the viability of the Japanese economic model itself. The potential roles of fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and structural policies are discussed.

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Paper provided by Göteborg University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers in Economics with number 122.

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Length: 18 pages
Date of creation: 20 Jan 2004
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Publication status: Published in The World Economy, 2005, pages 595-606.
Handle: RePEc:hhs:gunwpe:0122

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Keywords: Japanese economic model; macroeconomic imbalance; liquidity trap; economic policy;

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E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
O53 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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