changingjapan-modelsandexamples.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Japans Retail Revolution– why Wal-Mart isnt closing down Main Street there –most PHOTOS DELETED Michael Smitka Washington and Lee University ––– Virginia Association of Economists March 27, 2008 Lexington, Virginia ? 2008 Michael Smitka ? 2008 Michael Smitka * Fulbright Project Book on modern Japanese economy Target audience undergraduate Japan classes Context: “lost decade” avg growth 0.9% during 12 years 1992-2003 Two underlying themes Lots of change despite slow growth Demographics and its impact Issues Finding examples interesting to non-economis