OECD economic surveys Japan. 2013. Japan. 2013.
OECD's 2013 Economic Survey of Japan examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. The special chapter is titled From tragedy to revitalisation.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705303606719 |
Table of Contents:
- Table of contents; Basic Statistics of Japan, 2011; Executive summary; Main findings; Key recommendations; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. Japan has faced two major shocks since 2008; A policy-driven expansion; Figure 2. Recent macroeconomic developments in Japan; Figure 3. The yen remains well above its average since 1990 in nominal, but not real, terms; Figure 4. Deflation continues; Growth is projected to resume during 2013-14, although there are large downside risks; Table 1. Short-term economic projections; Monetary policies to support growth and end deflation
- Past measures by the Bank of JapanTable 2. A chronology of major monetary policy measures in Japan; Directions for monetary policy; Figure 5. Interest rates on bank loans have fallen; Figure 6. A long-term comparison of central bank balance sheets1; Table 3. An international comparison of central bank balance sheets; Table 4. The composition of the Bank of Japan's asset purchase programme; The Bank of Japan's new monetary policy framework; Figure 7. The monetary base target; Figure 8. Japanese asset prices have been on a downward trend during the past two decades
- Box 1. Summary of monetary policy recommendationsThe Great East Japan Earthquake: From tragedy to economic revitalisation; Reforming agriculture and promoting Japan's integration in the world economy; Figure 9. The Producer Support Estimate for Japan is one of the highest in the OECD; Figure 10. Japan's farm work force is elderly; Figure 11. The degree of decoupling in Japan is one of the lowest in the OECD; Promoting green growth and restructuring the electricity sector; Figure 12. Japan's targets for food self-sufficiency in 2020
- Promoting green growth by increasing the size of the renewables marketFigure 13. Japan's electricity price in the industrial sector was one of the highest in the OECD in 2011; A more market-oriented electricity sector; Box 2. Summary of recommendations to use reconstruction to revitalise Japan; Other policies to promote growth: Raising labour force participation and improving education; Increasing the labour force participation rate; Figure 14. Japan's population, already the oldest in the OECD, is ageing rapidly; Upgrading the education system to increase human capital
- Figure 15. Spending per student on pre-primary education was low in Japan in 2009Table 5. Flows of R&D funds in 2010; Box 3. Summary of recommendations to boost labour participation and improve the education system; Restoring Japan's fiscal sustainability; Figure 16. The gap between central government expenditure and tax revenue is widening; Figure 17. Public debt in selected OECD countries; The Fiscal Management Strategy; Figure 18. The primary budget balance is projected to remain in deficit through 2023; Table 6. An illustration of debt dynamics
- Sustaining fiscal consolidation to achieve Japan's long-term goals
