01695cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015419 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513530642 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ganelli, Giovanni. Foreign Help Wanted : Easing Japan's Labor Shortages / Giovanni Ganelli, Naoko Miake. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (21 pages) IMF Working Papers <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 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 shortages. In particular, we focus on possible measures to increase reliance on foreign labor. Other policy recommendations to deal with shortages include policies aimed at increasing female labor participation, encouraging wage growth, increasing investment, as well as training and other active labor market policies. Mode of access: Internet Miake, Naoko. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/181 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2015/181/001.2015.issue-181-en.xml IMF e-Library