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I Shot My Arrow in the Air

posted by Richard Katz on March 09, 2015

Found in Japan, categorized in Politics

Tags: TOE Richard Katz TPP Abe pension Japan economy

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Headline

Conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement has been delayed yet again, reinforcing our fears that it could go the way of the Doha Round: endless talks

Abstract

This is the March issue of Richard's the Oriental Economist Report. Topics that are covered in this issue are,
- I Shot My Arrow in the Air;
- Abe: Teflon Man;
- GDP Disappoints Again;
- Gambling with Pensions;
- A Free Press under Fire;
- A Tale of Two Revitalizations
- Economy Watch

About Richard Katz

Richard Katz is Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics In International Affairs, the New York correspondent for Weekly Toyo Keizai, a leading Japanese business magazine, and formerly the editor of The Oriental Economist Report, a monthly newsletter on Japan.

Mr. Katz has taught about Japan’s economy as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business, and as a Visiting Lecturer in Economics at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook.

Mr. Katz is the author of two books on Japan's economic travails and has just finished a third book on reviving entrepreeurship in Japan.

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