The political economy of Japanese monetary policy / Thomas F. Cargill, Michael M. Hutchison, Takatoshi Ito.

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Main Author: Cargill, Thomas F.
Other Authors: Hutchison, Michael M., Itō, Takatoshi, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1997.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Political Economy of Japanese Monetary Policy
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • The Political Economy of Japanese Monetary Policy
  • Introduction
  • The Evolution of Central Banking in Japan, up to the 1950s
  • Phases of Japan s Monetary- Policy Experience
  • Exchange Rates, Policy Coordination, and a Yen Currency Area
  • The Bubble Economy and Its Collapse
  • Asset-Price Deflation: Nonperforming Loans,
  • Companies, and
  • Regulatory Inertia
  • Elections, Monetary Policy, and Political Business Cycles
  • Inflation, Time Inconsistency, and Central- Bank IndependenceConcluding Comments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index