TY - BOOK AU - Aghevli, Bijan B AU - Meredith, Guy AU - Bayoumi, Tamim A ED - International Monetary Fund TI - Structural change in Japan: macroeconomic impact and policy challenges SN - 1557756961 AV - IMF(02) PY - 1998/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - MONETARY POLICY--JAPAN--CONGRESSES KW - JAPAN-- ECONOMIC POLICY-- 1989--CONGRESSES KW - BALANCE OF PAYMENTS--JAPAN--CONGRESSES KW - FISCAL POLICY--JAPAN--CONGRESSES KW - FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES--JAPAN--CONGRESSES KW - STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT (ECONOMIC POLICY)--JAPAN--CONGRESSES N1 - "This volume is based on a seminar on structural change in Japan held in early 1997 and chaired by the IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, Stanley Fischer"--P. 4 of cover. -Includes bibliographical references. - Contents:Introduction / Stanley Fischer -- The yen : summary of staff views / Bijan B. Aghevli -- The yen : past movements and future prospects / Guy Meredith -- External sector : summary of staff views / Bijan B. Aghevli -- Japanese foreign direct investment and regional trade / Tamim Bayoumi and Gabrielle Lipworth -- Monetary policy : summary of staff views / Guy Meredith -- Structural change and information content of financial variables for monetary policy / Christopher Towe -- Background paper : a reexamination of indicators of monetary and financial conditions / Gabrielle Lipworth and Guy Meredith -- Fiscal policy : summary of staff views / Guy Meredith -- The Japanese fiscal system and fiscal transparency / Tamim Bayoumi -- Background paper : Japan's medium- and long-term fiscal challenges / Kenji Okamura -- Concluding remarks ER -