Japan’s economy remains dominated by old, unproductive firms, while those hoping to create new firms face a range of hurdles. Meanwhile, the country remains relatively isolated from the rest of the world, which limits knowledge spillovers. Unless this changes, productivity growth in Japan is unlikely to be strong enough to close the gap with the world’s most productive economies.
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