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Japan: Selected Issues
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International Monetary Fund
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2003: Issue 282
Language:
English
Publication Date:
05 Sep 2003
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820560.002
ISBN:
9781451820560
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
116
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; firm; unemployment benefit; worker; financial statement data; a number of job-seeker; nonviable firm; debt-equity ratio; medium-sized firm; Unemployment; Employment; Deflation; Europe
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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.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2003: Issue 282