Intergenerational Implications of Fiscal Consolidation in Japan /

In Japan, intergenerational inequality in lifetime resources is substantial, with a heavier fiscal burden on the young than the old. Moreover, given the need for fiscal consolidation, the inequality is even worse than existing policy would suggest. However, this does not mean that fiscal consolidati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tokuoka, Kiichi
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/197
Online Access:Full text available on IMF