Between reflation and redistribution over the past decade, Japan has witnessed two major attempts to escape the grip of economic stagnation and demographic decline. These attempts materialized in two opposing macroeconomic paradigms under Prime Ministers Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida. Abe’s Abenomics (2012–2020) was a bold experiment aimed at reflating the Japanese economy through coordinated… Continue reading Abe and Kishida: The Two Contrasting Visions for Japan’s Political Economy T...