Structural change in Japan
Subtitle: macroeconomic impact and policy challenges
By: [edited by] Bijan B. Aghevli, Tamim Bayoumi, Guy Meredith.
Contributors: Aghevli, Bijan B.; Bayoumi, Tamim A.; Meredith, Guy.; International Monetary Fund.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
Subjects: Structural adjustment (Economic policy) -- Japan -- Congresses.; Foreign exchange rates -- Japan -- Congresses.; Balance of payments -- Japan -- Congresses.; Monetary policy -- Japan -- Congresses.; Fiscal policy -- Japan -- Congresses.; Japan -- Economic policy -- 1989- -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"This volume is based on a seminar on structural change in Japan held in early 1997 and chaired by the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, Stanley Fischer"--P. 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Stanley Fischer; title: The yen : summary of staff views / Bijan B. Aghevli; title: The yen : past movements and future prospects / Guy Meredith; title: External sector : summary of staff views / Bijan B. Aghevli; title: Japanese foreign direct investment and regional trade / Tamim Bayoumi and Gabrielle Lipworth; title: Monetary policy : summary of staff views / Guy Meredith; title: Structural change and information content of financial variables for monetary policy / Christopher Towe; title: Background paper : a reexamination of indicators of monetary and financial conditions / Gabrielle Lipworth and Guy Meredith; title: Fiscal policy : summary of staff views / Guy Meredith; title: The Japanese fiscal system and fiscal transparency / Tamim Bayoumi; title: Background paper : Japan's medium- and long-term fiscal challenges / Kenji Okamura; title: Concluding remarks.