1. What is Abenomics and Is It Working?
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Ching-Hung,
Yu-Hsin,
Powen,
Minh-Phuong

2. CONTENT What is Abenomics ? The Three Arrows of Abenomics
Effects of Abenomics
Bright Future?
Conclusion

3. What is Abenomics ?
Abenomics refers to the economic policies advocated by Shinzo Abe since the December 2012 general election, which elected Abe to his second term as Prime Minister of Japan.
Abenomics is based upon "three arrows" of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reform.

4. The Three Arrows of Abenomics
Bold monetary policy
Printing money and easing monetary policy to jolt consumer spending and weaken the yen, thus boosting exports.
Flexible fiscal policy
Spending money by revving up fiscal stimulus.
Structural reform
Economic growth strategies to encourage private investment.

5. The First Two Arrows
implemented in the first weeks of Abe's government.
Including a hefty stimulus package worth of trillion yen
Specific policies include :
inflation targeting at a 2% annual rate,
correction of the excessive yen appreciation,
setting negative interest rates,
radical quantitative easing,
expansion of public investment,
buying operations of construction bonds by Bank of Japan (BOJ).

6. The Third Arrow Structure Reform measures
First attempt in June 2013 is fell flat
Second attempt in June 2014
measures
Industry liberalization and Increased workforce diversity
government pension fund investments
setting new guidelines for investment by the government pension fund (GPIF); increasing permitted allocations to equities
corporate governance: mandatory compliance with a “Corporate Governance Code”
tax policies: cut the corporate tax to below 30% from the current level of over 35% next year
There are two reasons for thinking that this time it will hit the target. First, the country has reached a point at which almost all Japanese realise that reform of some sort is needed. Second, Mr Abe is at last pursuing schemes of such breadth that they touch on nearly every area of the economy that demands change.

7. Effects of Abenomics Exchange rate
25% lower against the U.S. dollar in the second quarter of compared to the same period in 2012
XE Currency Chart

8. Effects of Abenomics (cont.)
Stock market
By May 2013, the stock market had risen by 55%

9. Effects of Abenomics (cont.)
GDP growth

10. Effects of Abenomics(cont.)
unemployment rate
The unemployment rate in Japan fell to 3.6%.

11. Effects of Abenomics (cont.)
Inflation rate (YoY)

12. Bright future?
Inflation v. third arrow
Tom Orlik of Bloomberg

13. Bright future?
Too much public debt

14. Conclusion Abenomics seems working Long term performance not clear
Japanese economy is gradually healing and growing modestly
Long term performance not clear
Whether the political will to undergo the structural reforms can be sustainable?