01584cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001810 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820607 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Japan : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (119 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper discusses the cures available for the economic malaise that can arise because nominal interest rates cannot be reduced below zero. However, a sufficiently high rate of target inflation can prevent the occurrence. The paper highlights a number of important issues in understanding the transmission of shocks between Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. Structural reforms, information technology, and medium-term growth prospects in Japan have been discussed. The paper traced some of the links between land prices and the financial sector, and economic activity. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/220 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/220/002.2001.issue-220-en.xml IMF e-Library