Public Debt and Economic Growth in an Aging Japan

Autor: Shun-ichiro Bessho, Toshihiro Ihori, Ryuta Ray Kato, Masumi Kawade
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Tackling Japan's Fiscal Challenges ISBN: 9781349283460
DOI: 10.1057/9781137001566_3
Popis: This chapter examines the effects of demographic changes and the government’s debt policy on economic growth and economic welfare in Japan, taking into account the institutional features of the current public pension and health insurance schemes. The analysis uses a computable, general equilibrium model of overlapping generations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE