Foreign Help Wanted : Easing Japan's Labor Shortages /

Data and anecdotal evidence suggest that Japan is suffering from labor shortages, which are large in an international perspective, have a negative impact on potential growth, and reduce the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal stimulus. This paper focuses on policy options to ease Japan's labor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ganelli, Giovanni
Other Authors: Miake, Naoko
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/181
Online Access:Full text available on IMF