00983nam a2200145Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000280003624500790006426000280014330000150017152006020018658300190078894200130080799900170082020260716043154.0  a11.02.05 S2675  aBaumgartner, Ulrich ed.  aSaving behavior and the asset price 'bubble' in Japan : analytical studies  bIMFaWashingtonUSc1995  avii, 79 p.  aConsiders whether Japan's saving can be characterized as excessively high and analyses developments in Japan's capital flows since 1980.  Examines the potential impact of an aging population on Japan's saving rate and provides a long-run simulation analysis of the effects of population aging.  Describes the evolution of asset prices during and after the bubble period, assess the role played by various factors in driving asset prices during this episode, and provides estimates on real activity.  Examines the relationship between macroeconomic variables and asset price inflation in the 1980s.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cMmS2675  c41823d41823