Financial liberalization, speculative bubble and banking crisis in Japan

This paper examines the institutional environment of the Japanese financial systemand its role in the asset price bubble and financial crisis. The deregulation process of the80s eliminated various rules that had previously been used by the government to monitorthe economic growth through monetary an...

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Autor: Levi, Maria Luiza
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:1997
País:Brasil
Recursos:EDITORA 34
Repositório:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/1157
Acesso em linha:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/1157
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Crise bancária
liberalização
desregulamentação
globalização
Bank crisis
liberalization
deregulation
globalization
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Resumo:This paper examines the institutional environment of the Japanese financial systemand its role in the asset price bubble and financial crisis. The deregulation process of the80s eliminated various rules that had previously been used by the government to monitorthe economic growth through monetary and credit policies. Banks turned to more risky operationsand, under a period of low interest rates, contributed to drive liquidity to speculativesectors, which were at the center of the asset bubble. The change in monetary policy putan end to the rise of asset prices and resulted in default of many borrowers. Since 1991 theJapanese banking sector is trying to absorb the huge volume of non-performing loans of itsportfolio related to this process. JEL Classification: F65; G18; G21.