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Public Policies and the Japanese Economy Toshiaki Tachibanaki

Public Policies and the Japanese Economy By Toshiaki Tachibanaki

Public Policies and the Japanese Economy by Toshiaki Tachibanaki


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Summary

The book examines the effect of various public policies on economic performance in Japan. Various public policies include tax policy, regulation, macroeconomic policy, labour policy and some others.

Public Policies and the Japanese Economy Summary

Public Policies and the Japanese Economy: Savings, Investments, Unemployment, Inequality by Toshiaki Tachibanaki

The book examines the effect of various public policies on economic performance in Japan. Various public policies include tax policy, regulation, macroeconomic policy, labour policy and some others. Many fields regarding economic performance are covered in this book: savings, portfolio choice, housings, investments, cost of capital, taxes, unemployment, wages, inequality, etc. Emphasis is placed on the examination of the two factor markets, namely, the capital and labour markets in Japan.

About Toshiaki Tachibanaki

TOSHIAKI TACHIBANAKI is Professor of Economics at Kyoto University, Japan.

Table of Contents

Preface - Introduction - PART 1: TAXATION - The Japanese Tax System and Its Effect: Efficiency versus Equity - Income Redistribution through the Tax System - PART 2: SAVINGS - Introduction to Savings Behaviours - The Increasing Importance of Contract-compulsory Savings - Household Portfolio Behaviour and the Implication of Tax Policies - The Effect of Housing on Savings - PART 3: CAPITAL MARKET AND INVESTMENT - Government Policies, and the Working of Capital Market - Capital Income Taxation and the Cost of Capital - The Effect of Regulation and Deregulation on the Financial Industry - PART 4: LABOUR MARKET AND UNEMPLOYMENT - The Working of Labour Market - Labour Supply, Mis-match and Unemployment - Wages and Labour Market Policies - PART 5: OVERALL EVALUATION - An Increasing Inequality Trend - Concluding Remarks - Index

Additional information

NPB9780333589236
9780333589236
0333589238
Public Policies and the Japanese Economy: Savings, Investments, Unemployment, Inequality by Toshiaki Tachibanaki
New
Hardback
Palgrave Macmillan
1996-10-24
311
N/A
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