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Cover IMF Research Bulletin
IMF Research Bulletin, September 2008
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
IMF research summaries on global population aging and pension reform (by Mario Catalán) and on questions about decoupling (by M. Ayhan Kose); country study on the United States (by Koshy Mathai); listing of visiting scholars at the IMF during June–August 2008; listing of contents of Vol. 55 No. 3 of IMF Staff Papers; listing of recent IMF Working Papers; and a listing of recent external publications by IMF staff.
Keywords:
IRB; pricing IMF liquidity provision; economy; emerging market growth; decoupling debate; policy line; business-cycle fluctuation; Aging; Pension reform; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Business cycles; Pension spending; Global; Middle East; Central America; Africa; Central Asia and the Caucasus
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Japan: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the key features of the Japanese business cycle, and investigates whether the current recovery differs from past recoveries. In particular, this paper poses the following questions: what are the main characteristics of Japanese business cycles since 1980, and what happens to output, expenditure components, and prices over the cycle? The paper reviews the recent performance and policy issues with respect to the banking sector, insurance sector, and public financial sector in Japan. The stability of the financial sector is also assessed.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; firm; business cycle; debt; bank; recession; pension system; recession phase; dating committee; manufacturing firm; highway corporation; sales ratio; Pension spending; Business cycles; Pensions; Labor force participation; Europe