Japan's Financial Markets: The Lost Decade

30 Pages Posted: 17 Aug 2003

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Beate Reszat

Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) - World Economy

Date Written: June 2003

Abstract

Recent debates about the state of Japan's financial system focus on the weakness of Japanese banks. But, in the complex financial relations of an advanced economy bank finance cannot be seen separate from other forms of financial intermediation. Despite the reform efforts under the Big Bang program, financial markets in Japan show severe signs of malfunctioning, distortion and backwardness. The paper gives an overview of the current state of markets for money, bonds, equities and derivatives arguing that for reform to become successful measures to develop an entirely different market culture were needed. It calls for a redefinition of the role of interest groups in the financial intermediation process - including the role of government.

JEL Classification: E58, E62, G10, N25

Suggested Citation

Reszat, Beate, Japan's Financial Markets: The Lost Decade (June 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=415981 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.415981

Beate Reszat (Contact Author)

Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) - World Economy ( email )

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