IMF Staff Country Reports

Japan: Selected Issues

Publication Date:

September 5, 2003

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Selected Issues paper analyzes the health of the corporate sector, areas of vulnerability, and the effect of corporate restructuring in Japan. It reviews the deflation and associated economic problems of Japan, demonstrates the impact of fiscal policies on public debt, and estimates the expenditure and revenue adjustments needed to restrain the growth of debt. It also analyzes the issues in the Japanese labor market, structural developments, changes in the behavior of stakeholders, policy issues on employment insurance, and the social safety net.

Series:

Country Report No. 2003/282

Subject:

Deflation Employment Labor Prices Public debt Unemployment