The role of the Japanese yen as an international currency is assessed. It is found that the determinants of international-currency use imply some increase for t

" In this important new book, C.H. Kwan asks whether the Japanese yen can, or will, replace the dollar as the key currency in East Asia. Kwan analyzes the impli

The yen is an important barometer for the Japanese economy. Depreciations are typically associated with favorable economic developments such as increased corpor

This eye-opening book offers a disturbing new look at Japan's post-war economy and the key factors that shaped it. It gives special emphasis to the 1980s and 19

Dollar and Yen analyzes the friction between the United States and Japan from the viewpoint of exchange rate economics. From the mid-1950s to the early 1990s, J