The challenge of an aged and shrinking population: Lessons to be drawn from Japan's experience
The challenge of an aged and shrinking population: Lessons to be drawn from Japan's experience
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jeoa.2016.02.001
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Heller, Peter S.
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作者：
Heller, Peter S.
日本是第一个人口老龄化和减少的工业国家。这种人口状况带来了许多宏观经济和微观经济挑战，日本的高公共债务水平进一步加剧了前者。本文强调了在评估日本政策时要考虑的多重标准，因为它已经接近这个人口临界点。在研究日本的宏观经济政策和社会保险政策框架的具体内容时，本报告一方面认识到从日本独特的文化和历史背景来看待日本的政策的重要性，另一方面也试图为面临人口老龄化前景的国家汲取经验教训。该文件指出，日本目前正在采取措施，以应对近年来经济增长乏力以及人口老龄化带来的财政和社会挑战。(C)© 2016 Elsevier B.V.版权所有。
Japan is the first industrial country to have an aged and shrinking population. Such a demographic situation poses numerous macroeconomic and microeconomic challenges, with the former further amplified by Japan's high public debt level. This paper underscores the multiple criteria to consider in evaluating Japan's policies as it has approached this demographic tipping point. In examining Japan's macroeconomic policies as well as the specifics of its social insurance policy framework, it seeks to draw lessons relevant for countries confronting the prospect of an aged population, while recognizing the importance of viewing Japan's policies in the context of its unusual culture and history. The paper notes Japan's current initiatives to grapple with its recent years of anemic growth and with the fiscal and social challenges arising in an aged population. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.