Baker, DeLong and Krugman on monetary policy

"Since Abe took office, Japanese companies have had little problem hiring workers. The employment to population ratio has risen by two full percentage points in the less than two years since Abe took office. This would be comparable to an increase in employment in the United States of almost 5 million people. That is almost 1 million more than the job growth we have actually seen over this period."

The Washington Post Wants Japan to Fire Workers by Dean Baker

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