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Japan's asset bubble burst caused long-term economic stagnation.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Japan's asset bubble burst caused long-term economic stagnation?

Partly. A peer-reviewed paper and an IMF volume partially support the view that Japan's bubble burst contributed to protracted stagnation, though the IMF work stresses overinvestment and the paper treats the burst as one factor among incomplete adjustments. A Columbia study partially counters that the burst alone caused only a mild recession, with policy mistakes turning it into extended stagnation.

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Evidence for · 2
Post-Bubble Blues--How Japan Responded to Asset Price Collapse
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Post-Bubble Blues--How Japan Responded to Asset Price Collapse. (n.d.). imf.org. https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/nft/2000/bubble/

Evidence against · 1
It takes more than a bubble to become Japan
2011
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Adam, P. (2011). It takes more than a bubble to become Japan. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8P55W12

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Asset Price Fluctuations, Structural Adjustments, and Sustained Economic Growth: Lessons from Japan's Experience since the Late 1980s
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Asset Price Fluctuations, Structural Adjustments, and Sustained Economic Growth: Lessons from Japan's Experience since the Late 1980s. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1873686717106026624

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