Japan's Medium : and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges /

This paper assesses the sustainability of Japan's fiscal position. The simulations indicate that, even if the government's pension reform plan is fully implemented, the initial budget imbalance, combined with pressures from population aging, would lead to explosive increases in government...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okamura, K.
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/113
Online Access:Full text available on IMF