000 00954nam a2200133Ia 4500
080 _a11.02.05 S2675
100 _aBaumgartner, Ulrich ed.
245 _aSaving behavior and the asset price 'bubble' in Japan : analytical studies
260 _bIMF
_aWashingtonUS
_c1995
300 _avii, 79 p.
520 _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.
583 _c3/7/00
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942 _cM
_mS2675
999 _c18488
_d18488