Japan’s Post-Triple-Disaster Growth Strategy

Masahiro Kawai (mkawai.tokyo@gmail.com) and Peter Morgan

No 376, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: The repercussions of the Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011 spread far beyond the geographical areas directly affected. The disaster also highlighted Japan’s many other structural challenges besides reconstruction needs, including persistently low growth, population aging and low fertility, burgeoning government debt, declining international competitiveness, and uncertain energy supplies. Moreover, the global financial crisis and the ongoing euro area financial crisis suggest that Japan needs to create its own growth momentum without relying excessively on markets in the United States (US) and Europe. This paper discusses the scope of these challenges and sets out a long-term strategy for overcoming them and putting the Japanese economy on a stable growth path.

Keywords: japanese economy; japan growth strategy; earthquake; triple disaster; global financial crisis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F15 F55 F59 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 376 pages
Date: 2012-08-22
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