What is RIETI?
The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is a policy think tank established in 2001. Its mission is to conduct theoretical and empirical research, maximize synergies with those engaged in policymaking, and to make policy proposals based on evidence derived from such research activities. The institute is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad for its activity.
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Three-dimensional Aerial Optical Expression and Standards
November 13, 2025 [Column]
TAMURA Suguru (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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Asia’s Response to Great Power Disruption and Global Economic Disorder (Handouts and Video)
November 13, 2025 [Symposiums]
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RIETI Faculty Fellow KONDO Ayako was awarded the 47th Suntory Prize
November 12, 2025 [Recent Activities]
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AI and Employment: Emerging inequalities demand attention
November 12, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
KAWAGUCHI Daiji (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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RIETI Faculty Fellow OWAN Hideo’s Book was Awarded the 68th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science
November 12, 2025 [Recent Activities]
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Data, power and emissions: How AI’s growth may slow down the green transition
November 10, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Alessandra BONFIGLIOLI (Professor of Economics (on leave) at Queen Mary University Of London, Professor of Economics at University of Bergamo) / Rosario CRINÒ (Professor of Economics at University of Bergamo) / Mattia FILOMENA (Postdoctoral researcher at University of Bergamo) / Gino GANCIA (Professor of Economics at University Of Milano Bicocca)
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Supply chains and free trade agreements
November 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
KATO Atsuyuki (Research Associate, RIETI) / NISHIYAMA Hiroyuki (Professor at the University of Hyogo)
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the shifting landscape of trade and investment
November 6, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / Sean BROWN (PhD student at the National Institute of Informatics)
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“Involutional Competition” Leading to Oversupply in China
―Policy responses based on causes and impacts―October 31, 2025 [China in Transition]
Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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US-Japan Relations for a New Japanese Government and for a New Era (Handout and Video)
October 30, 2025 [Symposiums]
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Economic Security
Our society, as an international community, is at a historical turning point, as the modern era of globalization that began with the end of the Cold War comes to a close. Economic security has become an important theme as geopolitical risks increase. The security environment surrounding Japan is also becoming particularly severe. In this international context, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is expected to have a deep understanding of the impacts of these geopolitical risks and economic security considerations on the economy and industry through various types of economic analysis, including data-based empirical analysis, and to make recommendations for economic, trade, and industrial policies from its academic insights. For this reason, we have compiled and “visualized” the research conducted at RIETI which is relevant to these topics as a special feature.
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RIETI-ANU Symposium series
RIETI and Australian National University (ANU) have been jointly holding symposiums. Experts from the Asia-Pacific region gather to discuss various issues that are piling up in the increasingly uncertain global economy.
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Global Intelligence Series
We invite leading experts from Japan, the United States, Europe, and other Asian countries to give lectures about various global issues including economic security and regional affairs such as the U.S.-China conflict, the situation in the Middle East, the prospects of the Chinese economy, climate change, environmental and energy issues, the post-corona global trade system, supply chain risks, SDGs, etc. Many policy proposals are derived from information collected and discussed in these lectures.
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November 21, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Endogenous Migration and the Macroeconomic Impact of Foreign Workers in Japan
KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TAKEDA Nozomi (University of Minnesota)
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November 20, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Supply chains and free trade agreements
KATO Atsuyuki (Research Associate, RIETI) / NISHIYAMA Hiroyuki (Professor at the University of Hyogo)
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November 19, 2025 [Symposiums]
World Economic Outlook: Global Economy in Flux, Prospects Remain Dim
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November 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Overseas Expansion of Japanese Firms and Domestic Women’s Active Engagement
NI Bin (Hosei University) / OBASHI Ayako (Keio University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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November 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
The Effect of Import Shocks on Internal Migration in Japan
ENDOH Masahiro (Keio University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SASAHARA Akira (Keio University)
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November 19, 2025 [Symposiums]
Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
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November 13, 2025 [Column]
Three-dimensional Aerial Optical Expression and Standards
TAMURA Suguru (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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November 13, 2025 [Symposiums]
Asia’s Response to Great Power Disruption and Global Economic Disorder (Handouts and Video)
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November 12, 2025 [Recent Activities]
RIETI Faculty Fellow KONDO Ayako was awarded the 47th Suntory Prize
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November 12, 2025 [Other Publications (Japanese)]
The Job Market “Ice-age” Generation : Income, family formation, and inequality through data
Written by KONDO Ayako
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November 12, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
AI and Employment: Emerging inequalities demand attention
KAWAGUCHI Daiji (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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November 12, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Performance of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies: Ex-post evaluation
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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November 12, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Are Productivity and Wages Decoupling in Japan? Divergence between macro and micro relationships
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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November 12, 2025 [Recent Activities]
RIETI Faculty Fellow OWAN Hideo’s Book was Awarded the 68th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science
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November 12, 2025 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]
Economics of the Gender Wage Gap
Written by OWAN Hideo
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November 21, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Endogenous Migration and the Macroeconomic Impact of Foreign Workers in Japan
KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TAKEDA Nozomi (University of Minnesota)
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November 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Overseas Expansion of Japanese Firms and Domestic Women’s Active Engagement
NI Bin (Hosei University) / OBASHI Ayako (Keio University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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November 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
The Effect of Import Shocks on Internal Migration in Japan
ENDOH Masahiro (Keio University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SASAHARA Akira (Keio University)
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November 12, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Performance of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies: Ex-post evaluation
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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November 12, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Are Productivity and Wages Decoupling in Japan? Divergence between macro and micro relationships
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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November 11, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Personality Traits and Career Success: Understanding Workplace Dynamics
WANG Liya (Waseda University) / ZHANG Yingchao (Durham University) / ASAI Yukiko (University of Chicago) / OWAN Hideo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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November 10, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Do Daughters Change Their Fathers? Evidence from the first-daughter effect in Japan
CHIBA Daina (University of Macau) / ONO Yoshikuni (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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November 10, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Service-oriented Structural Transformation of Manufacturing Firms: An analysis using panel data for Japanese firms
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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November 10, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]
Compliance Costs of Government Rules and Regulations
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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October 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Theoretical Model and Data for Projections of Japan’s Industrial Structure in 2040
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / ARAI Sonoe (RIETI) / ITAKURA Ken (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAKATA Daigo (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / MAEDA Saeko (University of Tokyo / Cabinet Office) / MATSUO Takemasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHINO Akihiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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October 29, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Health Effects of Retirement Policy Changes: Evidence from Japan
XIE Mingjia (Liaoning University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / USUI Emiko (Hitotsubashi University) / ZHANG Yi (Central University of Finance and Economics)
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October 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Actual Hospital Bed Utilization by Institutional Ownership during the COVID-19 Omicron Variant Epidemic in Japan
MASUHARA Hiroaki (Shinshu University) / HOSOYA Kei (Kokugakuin University)
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October 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Who Pays for the Minimum Wage in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector?
YAMANOUCHI Kenta (Kagawa University) / OKUDAIRA Hiroko (Doshisha University) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Gakushuin University) / HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 21, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Service Sector Globalization and the Restructuring of Regional Employment
KAZEKAMI Sachiko (Keio University)
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October 14, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Supervisor Accuracy in Subjective Evaluations and Employee Careers
KANAYAMA Hayato (Waseda University) / KAWATA Yuji (Waseda University) / KITAGAWA Ritsu (Columbia University)
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November 19, 2025 [Symposiums]
World Economic Outlook: Global Economy in Flux, Prospects Remain Dim
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November 19, 2025 [Symposiums]
Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
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November 13, 2025 [Symposiums]
Asia’s Response to Great Power Disruption and Global Economic Disorder (Handouts and Video)
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November 6, 2025 [Symposiums]
Structural Transformation and Carbon Parity in Global Electric Vehicles Value Chains
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November 4, 2025 [Symposiums]
Productivity Dynamism in Japan: Firm Size, Resource Reallocation, and the Negative Exit Effect
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October 30, 2025 [Symposiums]
US-Japan Relations for a New Japanese Government and for a New Era (Handout and Video)
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October 27, 2025 [Symposiums]
Promoting New Quality Productive Forces in China: The Development of Private Enterprises and the Return of Talent from Abroad as Key Factors
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October 20, 2025 [Symposiums]
Systems That Foster Creativity and Discontinuous Innovation
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October 17, 2025 [Symposiums]
Land Price Boom Set to Stall: Cities' true value poised to emerge
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October 14, 2025 [Symposiums]
US-Japan Relations for a New Japanese Government and for a New Era
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October 3, 2025 [Workshops]
The Future of Globalisation
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September 19, 2025 [Symposiums]
Asia’s Response to Great Power Disruption and Global Economic Disorder
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September 12, 2025 [Symposiums]
The Great Firewall and Knowledge Diffusion
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September 12, 2025 [Symposiums]
Transforming Life and Food with Future Technologies: The frontiers of quantum medicine and plasma agriculture
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August 21, 2025 [Symposiums]
Reconsidering Two Risk-sharing Mechanisms for Promoting Innovation
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November 20, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Supply chains and free trade agreements
KATO Atsuyuki (Research Associate, RIETI) / NISHIYAMA Hiroyuki (Professor at the University of Hyogo)
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November 13, 2025 [Column]
Three-dimensional Aerial Optical Expression and Standards
TAMURA Suguru (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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November 12, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
AI and Employment: Emerging inequalities demand attention
KAWAGUCHI Daiji (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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November 10, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Data, power and emissions: How AI’s growth may slow down the green transition
Alessandra BONFIGLIOLI (Professor of Economics (on leave) at Queen Mary University Of London, Professor of Economics at University of Bergamo) / Rosario CRINÒ (Professor of Economics at University of Bergamo) / Mattia FILOMENA (Postdoctoral researcher at University of Bergamo) / Gino GANCIA (Professor of Economics at University Of Milano Bicocca)
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November 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
Supply chains and free trade agreements
KATO Atsuyuki (Research Associate, RIETI) / NISHIYAMA Hiroyuki (Professor at the University of Hyogo)
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November 7, 2025 [RIETI Report]
How firms respond to import competition: Labour force reduction, product/industry switching, and off-shoring
ITO Tadashi (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences at Gakushuin University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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November 6, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the shifting landscape of trade and investment
TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / Sean BROWN (PhD student at the National Institute of Informatics)
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October 31, 2025 [China in Transition]
“Involutional Competition” Leading to Oversupply in China
―Policy responses based on causes and impacts―Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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October 23, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Reconsidering the Essence of Independence
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 23, 2025 [Column]
Eulogy: In memory of Professor Takatoshi Ito’s great achievements
SHIMIZU Junko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 22, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
40 Years after the Plaza Accord: Trade performance has become bright for Germany and dark for Japan under different currency environments
SHIMIZU Junko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 17, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Classroom heat widens the achievement gap
AKESAKA Mika (Associate Professor of Economics at the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University) / SHIGEOKA Hitoshi (Research Associate at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) / Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University / Professor at The University of Tokyo)
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October 15, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Economic Insight: Is the provisional gasoline tax abolition a correct decision?
SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
How firms respond to import competition: Labour force reduction, product/industry switching, and off-shoring
ITO Tadashi (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences at Gakushuin University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 6, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How real-time data misled policymakers during the post-COVID recovery
Domenico GIANNONE (Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University) / Giorgio PRIMICERI (Professor of Economics at Northwestern University)
