Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan

Magnus Blomstrom

ISBN 10: 0226060217 / ISBN 13: 9780226060217

Published by The University of Chicago Press, US, 2003

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As Japan's decade-long economic stagnation continues, there has been much analysis of the immediate macroeconomic problems that confront the Japanese economy. This book looks past the short-run challenges to the future of Japan and highlights the intermediate and longer-term issues that country faces.In this, the first book-length academic treatment of this important issue, a team of notable contributors present nine papers, offering a comprehensive assessment of those economic difficulties and addressing a range of specific issues, from financial restructuring and the impact of the aging Japanese population to corporate behavior, public lending, employment practices, and innovative capacity. In each paper, contributors clearly identify and outline problems and concerns, carefully pose provocative questions, and in many instances present concrete suggestions for improvement.The resulting volume is a timely and important examination of critical issues for Japan's stalling economy, packed with both telling data and expert analysis and offering valuable perspectives on Japan's current obstacles.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structural Impediments to Growth in Japan
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, US
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226060217
• ISBN 13: 9780226060217
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 2.29H x 22.86D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 2.29 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 539 grams

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Synopsis

As Japan's decade-long economic stagnation continues, there has been much analysis of the immediate macroeconomic problems that confront the Japanese economy. This book looks past the short-run challenges to the future of Japan and highlights the intermediate and longer-term issues that country faces.

In this, the first book-length academic treatment of this important issue, a team of notable contributors present nine papers, offering a comprehensive assessment of those economic difficulties and addressing a range of specific issues, from financial restructuring and the impact of the aging Japanese population to corporate behavior, public lending, employment practices, and innovative capacity. In each paper, contributors clearly identify and outline problems and concerns, carefully pose provocative questions, and in many instances present concrete suggestions for improvement.

The resulting volume is a timely and important examination of critical issues for Japan's stalling economy, packed with both telling data and expert analysis and offering valuable perspectives on Japan's current obstacles.

About the Authors

Magnus Blomström is a professor of international economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, the president of the European Institute of Japanese Studies, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Jennifer Corbett is a reader at the University of Oxford and professor at Australian National University.

Fumio Hayashi is a professor in the faculty of economics at the University of Tokyo.

Anil Kashyap is the Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics and Finance in the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.