Taming Japan's Deflation: The Debate Over Unconventional Monetary Policy

by Yoshiko Kojo, Saori Katada, Gene Park, et al.

Book Overview

Bolder economic policy could have addressed the persistent bouts of deflation in post-bubble Japan, write Gene Park, Saori N. Katada, Giacomo Chiozza, and Yoshiko Kojo in Taming Japan's Deflation. Despite warnings from economists, intense political pressure, and well-articulated unconventional policy options to address this problem, Japan's central bank, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), resisted taking the bold actions that the authors believe would...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501728172
• ISBN13: 9781501728174
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher