Japan's Challenging Debt Dynamics:

This working paper presents the background and the details of the simulations behind Box 1.4 of the May 2013 OECD Economic Outlook. A small simulation model is used to evaluate the contribution that the three pillars of the government's strategy - fiscal consolidation, growth-boosting structura...

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Main Author: Guillemette, Yvan (Author)
Other Authors: Stráský, Jan (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2013
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1787/5k41w045v6mp-en
Summary:This working paper presents the background and the details of the simulations behind Box 1.4 of the May 2013 OECD Economic Outlook. A small simulation model is used to evaluate the contribution that the three pillars of the government's strategy - fiscal consolidation, growth-boosting structural reforms and higher inflation - could make to reversing the rise in Japan's public debt ratio, currently about 230% of GDP. The findings indicate that fiscal consolidation amounting to around 10 percentage points of GDP is necessary by 2020 to eliminate the primary deficit, as targeted in the current medium-term fiscal strategy. With moderately higher growth coming from increased female labour force participation and higher productivity growth, as well as inflation gradually rising to 2% thanks to unconventional monetary policy measures, the debt ratio would likely be put on a resolute downward trajectory by the end of this decade, although it is likely to remain around 200% of GDP in 2035
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (16 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/5k41w045v6mp-en