Title of article :
Non-performingloans,prospectivebailouts,andJapan’sslowdown
Author/Authors :
Levon Barseghyan، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Abstract :
The delayinthegovernmentbailoutofthefinancialsectorplayedakeyroleinJapan’s
slowdownduringthe1990sandearly2000s.Thisargumentisarticulatedinageneral
equilibriummodelinwhichthegovernmentprovidesdepositinsurancetothefinancial
sector.Theexistenceofnon-performingloans,combinedwithadelayinthebailout,
leadstoapersistentdeclineineconomicactivity.ConsistentwithJapan’sexperience,
the declineinoutputiscausednotonlybyafallininvestment,butalsobyadeclinein
labor andtotalfactorproductivity
Journal title :
Journal of Monetary Economics
Journal title :
Journal of Monetary Economics