Lord Abbett's Senior Economist Milton Ezrati writes an excellent and in depth piece focusing on Japan, its current situation and prospects for the future. "Japan still plays a critical role in the global supply chain and the global economy generally. Still, it cannot generate electricity or staff factories. And Japan now needs to do both. The questions, then, to consider are: 'How soon, if ever, will Japan recover its former productive role? And how will the shock of the recent disaster change the Japanese economy's long-term direction?'"
