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Six Abenomics lessons for a world struggling with ‘Japanification’

While Abenomics did not live up to its promises, there are powerful lessons from its failure that are relevant for other economies chasing inflation.

Robin Harding

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“Buy my Abenomics!” urged Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2013. And we did.

In an all-time triumph of Something-nomics branding, Abe convinced the world that his so-called three arrows of “bold monetary policy, flexible fiscal policy and a growth strategy” would transform Japan’s economy. Now Abe is stepping down after more than eight years in power. It is time to judge: did Abenomics succeed?

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