-Friendly City” by Akita City Government in Japan, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Network of Age … with society. Second, the elderly's ability to be mobile fosters their social participation …

Japan faces the problem of how to finance retirement, health, and long-term care expenditures as the population ages … of Japan. We find that financing the costs of aging through gradual increases in the consumption tax rate delivers a …

-Friendly City by Akita City Government in Japan, a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Global Network of Age … with society. Second, the elderly's ability to be mobile fosters their social participation. …

In this paper, I survey the previous literature on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan and then present some … survey data on the saving behavior of the aged in Japan that became available recently. To summarize the main findings of … the case of Japan …

We assess the ongoing reform efforts in Japan in terms of inclusive growth. We use prefectural level panel data to … and policy variables. Our analysis suggests that achieving the Bank of Japan's 2 percent inflation target has a positive …

Yes, partly. This paper studies the potential role of structural reforms in improving Japan's outlook using the IMF …-fully-believed path of structural reforms can significantly offset the adverse effect of Japan's demographic headwinds - a declining and … significantly to stabilizing public debt because of the resulting increase in inflation towards the Bank of Japan's target, while …

Both Japan and Korea are trying to boost female labor force participation (FLFP) as they face the challenges of a … towards non-regular employment despite women's high education levels. This paper empirically examines what helps Japan and … tend to reduce the proportion of regular female employment in Japan and Korea, (ii) the persistent gender wage gap …

Japan's aging and shrinking population could lower the natural rate of interest and, together with low inflation … expectations, challenge the Bank of Japan's efforts to reflate the economy. This paper uses a semi-structural model to estimate the … impact of demographics on the natural rate in Japan. We find that demographic change has a significantly negative impact on …