Adrian van Rixtel, Adrian A. R. J. M. van Rixtel

Informality and Monetary Policy in Japan

The Political Economy of Bank Performance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The success (and recent misfortunes) of the post-war Japanese economy has been one of the most debated points in modern economics. Many explanations focus on cultural and institutional factors, and in particular the role of 'Informality' (networks organising business activity and government policy). Adrian van Rixtel, an economist at the European Central Bank, provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of Informality in the formation of Japanese monetary policy. Having been based in Japan for three years, two years of which were spent at the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Finance, he is able to bring a unique 'insider-outsider' perspective to the subject.

Table of contents:
1. Introduction; 2. The political economy and economic system of Japan: a survey of literature, conflict and confusion; 3. Informal aspects of Japanese economic policy; 4. Informality and monetary policy: an operational framework; 5. Informality, monetary authorities and monetary policy: the pre-1998 reform regime; 6. Informality, banking crisis and financial reform: 1998 and beyond; 7. Amakudari in the private banking industry: an empirical investigation; 8. Amakudari and the performance of Japanese banks; 9. Informality, monetary policy and bank performance: lessons from the Japanese experience.

Provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of Informality in the formation of Japanese monetary policy. The author, having spent two years at the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the Bank of Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Finance, offers a unique 'insider-outsider' perspective.

A quantitative and qualitative examination of informal mechanisms in the formation of Japanese monetary policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 831g
• ISBN-13: 9780521781794
• ISBN-10: 0521781795
• Artikelnr.: 22245447

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
Part I. Theory: 2. The political economy and economic system of Japan: a survey of literature, conflict and confusion
3. Informal aspects of Japanese economic policy
4. Informality and monetary policy: an operational framework
Part II. The Institutions and their Policies: 5. Informality, monetary authorities and monetary policy: the pre-1998 reform regime
6. Informality, banking crisis and financial reform: 1998 and beyond
Part III. Empirical Evidence: 7. Amakudari in the private banking industry: an empirical investigation
8. Amakudari and the performance of Japanese banks
9. Conclusion: informality, monetary policy and bank performance - lessons from the Japanese experience
Bibliography
Index.