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Lessons from financial crisis: the Japanese case
Working Paper
Asian finance and the role of bankruptcy
The degree to which bankruptcy is permitted to play a role in the allocation of capital is a key distinction between the Asian state-directed financial regime and the Western market-directed version. The paper discusses the two approaches to finance and argues that a major problem with the bank finance model used in many Asian countries is its minimization of bankruptcy risks. A three-sector development model (agriculture, manufacturing, and financial sector) is developed and simulated to compare the outcomes of the two approaches separately and then to evaluate the transition costs of ...
Journal Article
Japan's financial reform
Conference Paper
Interest rates and uncertainty: nominal and risk-adjusted yields
Journal Article
Central bank capital, financial strength, and the Bank of Japan
This Economic Letter addresses central bank capital and financial strength in the context of Bank of Japan policy (Cargill 2005). Specifically, it reviews general considerations about central bank capital and financial strength, discusses recent Bank of Japan policy in the context of capital structure, evaluates the Bank of Japan's concern in the context of the broader issue of central bank independence, and draws some lessons from recent Bank of Japan policy.
Journal Article
A tale of two financial reforms
Conference Paper
The evolution of Japanese banking: isolation to globalization