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%        PART 1:  FILE NAMES AND RELATED CONSTANTS         
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%Country_Population_File = 'taiwan1998_2300single.mat';
Country_Population_File = 'japan_population_2004_2025_single.mat';

LaborIncomeFile = 'japan_laborincome_smoothed_mean_by_age_2004single.mat';
AssetIncomeFile = 'japan_assetincome_smoothed_mean_by_age_2004single.mat';
PrivateConsumptionFile = 'japan_privateconsumption_smoothed_mean_by_age_2004single.mat';
EducationTransfersFile = 'japan_PublicConsumption_Education_inflows_mean_2004single.mat';
EducationCashFile = 'japan_CashTransfers_Education_inflows_mean_2004single.mat';
HealthTransfersFile = 'japan_PublicConsumption_Health_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
HealthCashFile = 'japan_CashTransfers_Health_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
LongTermCareTransfersFile = 'japan_PublicConsumption_LongTermCare_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
LongTermCareCashFile = 'japan_CashTransfers_LongTermCare_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
PensionCashFile = 'japan_publicPension_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
OtherTransfersFile = 'japan_PC_Other_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
OtherCashFile = 'japan_CT_Other_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
OtherSocialBenefitsCashFile = 'japan_CT_OtherSocialBenefits_inflows_smoothedMean_2004single.mat';
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%                PART 2:   SIMULATION PARAMETERS                          
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population_constant = 1;
AGE_MIN = 0;
AGE_MAX = 100;
STEP = 1;
YEAR_INITIAL = 2004;
YEAR_FINAL =2025;
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% Setting parameters     
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lambda = 0.015;                 % rate of technological growth
gy = lambda;                    % growth rate of labor income index
delta = 0.05;                   % depriciation rate
r_debt = 0.01;                  % debt interest rate
tau_yl(1)= 0.2;                 % tax on labor income
tau_ya(1)= 0.2;                 % tax on asset income
tau_c(1)= 0.10;                 % consumption tax
debt_to_GDP_ratio = - 1.76;
capital_to_GDP_ratio = 0.5;
























