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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Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them (Handout and Video)
April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
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Global Supply Chains and Productivity (Handouts and Video)
April 9, 2025 [Symposiums]
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How Have Japanese Inflationary Expectations Evolved since January 2020: Evidence from the stock market
April 7, 2025 [Column]
Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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Hiring discrimination across vulnerable groups
Discrimination in hiring based on ethnicity or gender is widely debated but appears in fact less severe than discrimination based on disability, appearance, or ageApril 4, 2025 [From IZA]
Louis LIPPENS (Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Economics; Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)) / Stijn BAERT (Ghent University) / Brecht NEYT (Ghent University)
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Trade shocks and labour market outcomes: The interplay between firm exposure and labour market competition
April 4, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Jeronimo CARBALLO (Associate Professor, Department of Economics at University Of Colorado Boulder) / Richard MANSFIELD (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics at University Of Colorado Boulder)
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Private Enterprise Roundtable
－ Spotlight on Transformative Trends in the High-Tech SectorApril 3, 2025 [China in Transition]
Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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Is ESG Investment Going to Decline?
April 3, 2025 [Column]
MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Challenges in Improving Productivity in the Service Industry
March 31, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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Alternative for the Centrist —Exchange of Views with Prof. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte on the Results of the German Federal Election—
March 25, 2025 [Policy Update]
SAKAMOTO Masazumi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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Japan’s Outdated Policies Must be Abandoned to Thrive
March 21, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
KITAO Sagiri (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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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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April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
World Economic Outlook “A Critical Juncture amid Policy Shifts”
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April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
Reexamining Official Statistics Utilization: An insider perspective
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April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them (Handout and Video)
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April 25, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Intra-firm Networks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University) / HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) / URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI) / YAMANOUCHI Kenta (Kagawa University)
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April 25, 2025 [Symposiums]
2025 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan / 2025 White Paper on Small Enterprises in Japan
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April 25, 2025 [RIETI Report]
How Have Japanese Inflationary Expectations Evolved since January 2020: Evidence from the stock market
Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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April 24, 2025 [Symposiums]
Unlock the Genius that will Move the World: Japan as the global startup hub
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April 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Impact of the Closure of Large Establishments on Regional Productivity
ADACHI Yusuke (Ritsumeikan University) / OGAWA Hikaru (University of Tokyo) / TSUBUKU Masafumi (Senshu University)
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April 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Summary of Results from a Survey of Japanese Firms on New Aspects of Economic Relationships with China: Outsourcing, service trade, data transfer, and uncertainty
TOMIURA Eiichi (President and CRO, RIETI) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / KUWAHATA Hiroyuki (Nagasaki University)
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April 22, 2025 [Symposiums]
Changing Financing Practices and Testing On-site Implementation: Towards the Establishment of Financing Practices that do not Rely on Management Guarantees
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April 21, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Impact of AI and Robots on Employment and Wages
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) / NAGAYA Yoshiaki (Nomura Research Institute) / Cristiano PERUGINI (University of Perugia) / Fabrizio POMPEI (University of Perugia)
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April 21, 2025 [Symposiums]
Economic Security in a World of Disruptive Power
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April 16, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
The Direct and Indirect Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on Exports to China
LI Haonan (Waseda University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 16, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Wage and Employment of Japanese Multinational Enterprises in Vietnam
Jonas HJORT (University College London / University of Oslo) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / TATEISHI Yasuka (University College London) / Linda WU (University College London)
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April 11, 2025 [RIETI Report]
U.S.-China High Tech Friction and Japan’s Response: Implications from comparison of innovation processes in Japan, the United States, and China
MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 25, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Intra-firm Networks during the COVID-19 Pandemic
ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University) / HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) / URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI) / YAMANOUCHI Kenta (Kagawa University)
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April 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Impact of the Closure of Large Establishments on Regional Productivity
ADACHI Yusuke (Ritsumeikan University) / OGAWA Hikaru (University of Tokyo) / TSUBUKU Masafumi (Senshu University)
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April 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Summary of Results from a Survey of Japanese Firms on New Aspects of Economic Relationships with China: Outsourcing, service trade, data transfer, and uncertainty
TOMIURA Eiichi (President and CRO, RIETI) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / KUWAHATA Hiroyuki (Nagasaki University)
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April 21, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Impact of AI and Robots on Employment and Wages
FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) / NAGAYA Yoshiaki (Nomura Research Institute) / Cristiano PERUGINI (University of Perugia) / Fabrizio POMPEI (University of Perugia)
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April 16, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
The Direct and Indirect Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on Exports to China
LI Haonan (Waseda University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 16, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Wage and Employment of Japanese Multinational Enterprises in Vietnam
Jonas HJORT (University College London / University of Oslo) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / TATEISHI Yasuka (University College London) / Linda WU (University College London)
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April 10, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Vertical Integration with Two-sided Heterogeneity and Firm-to-firm Network Structure of Production
Inga HEILAND (Norwegian University of Science and Technology / University of Oslo / CEPR / CESifo) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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April 8, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Measuring Political Leader’s Geopolitical Risk Perceptions
ITO Asei (University of Tokyo) / LIM Jaehwan (Aoyama Gakuin University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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April 7, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Subjective Well-being and Relationship Population: A network analysis approach
KONDO Keisuke (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Utilization of Plurilateral Agreements and Its Limitation: Contribution to trade rules
NAKATOMI Michitaka (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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April 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Economic and Political Impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative on Western Nations in Infrastructure Investment Competitions
NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Balancing family and career: The effect of public childcare on fertility in Japan
FUKAI Taiyo (Gakushuin University) / TORIYABE Takahiro (Hitotsubashi University)
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April 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Reallocating Taxing Rights and Online Trade: Pillar One as a partial formula apportionment
MUKUNOKI Hiroshi (Gakushuin University) / OKOSHI Hirofumi (Okayama University) / Dirk SCHINDLER (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
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March 25, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Gender-specific Exposure to Trade, Labor Market Adjustments, and the Family
MORI Hiroaki (Senshu University) / MUROGA Kiho (Kyushu University) / SASAHARA Akira (Keio University)
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March 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Universal Insurance with In-kind Transfers: The welfare effects of long-term care insurance in Japan
MIKOSHIBA Minamo (Nagoya University)
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April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
World Economic Outlook “A Critical Juncture amid Policy Shifts”
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April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
Reexamining Official Statistics Utilization: An insider perspective
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April 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them (Handout and Video)
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April 25, 2025 [Symposiums]
2025 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan / 2025 White Paper on Small Enterprises in Japan
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April 24, 2025 [Symposiums]
Unlock the Genius that will Move the World: Japan as the global startup hub
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April 22, 2025 [Symposiums]
Changing Financing Practices and Testing On-site Implementation: Towards the Establishment of Financing Practices that do not Rely on Management Guarantees
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April 21, 2025 [Symposiums]
Economic Security in a World of Disruptive Power
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April 10, 2025 [Symposiums]
AI Development for the Benefit of Mankind – The Challenge for Microsoft Research Asia Tokyo
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April 9, 2025 [Symposiums]
Global Supply Chains and Productivity (Handouts and Video)
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April 7, 2025 [Symposiums]
Nurturing Entrepreneurship: What policymakers can do
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March 28, 2025 [Symposiums]
Are Pro-productivity Policies Fit for Purpose? (Handouts)
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March 26, 2025 [Symposiums]
Global responses to an American reset of international trade
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March 25, 2025 [Symposiums]
Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them
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March 21, 2025 [Workshops]
Global Value Chain Vulnerability
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March 7, 2025 [Symposiums]
Are Pro-productivity Policies Fit for Purpose?
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April 25, 2025 [RIETI Report]
How Have Japanese Inflationary Expectations Evolved since January 2020: Evidence from the stock market
Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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April 11, 2025 [RIETI Report]
U.S.-China High Tech Friction and Japan’s Response: Implications from comparison of innovation processes in Japan, the United States, and China
MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 7, 2025 [Column]
How Have Japanese Inflationary Expectations Evolved since January 2020: Evidence from the stock market
Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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April 4, 2025 [From IZA]
Hiring discrimination across vulnerable groups
Discrimination in hiring based on ethnicity or gender is widely debated but appears in fact less severe than discrimination based on disability, appearance, or ageLouis LIPPENS (Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Economics; Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO)) / Stijn BAERT (Ghent University) / Brecht NEYT (Ghent University)
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April 4, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Trade shocks and labour market outcomes: The interplay between firm exposure and labour market competition
Jeronimo CARBALLO (Associate Professor, Department of Economics at University Of Colorado Boulder) / Richard MANSFIELD (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics at University Of Colorado Boulder)
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April 3, 2025 [China in Transition]
Private Enterprise Roundtable
－ Spotlight on Transformative Trends in the High-Tech SectorChi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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April 3, 2025 [Column]
Is ESG Investment Going to Decline?
MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 31, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Challenges in Improving Productivity in the Service Industry
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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March 28, 2025 [RIETI Report]
Impending Changes in the U.S.-China Relationship and Regional Implications
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March 25, 2025 [Policy Update]
Alternative for the Centrist —Exchange of Views with Prof. Dr. Karl-Rudolf Korte on the Results of the German Federal Election—
SAKAMOTO Masazumi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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March 21, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Japan’s Outdated Policies Must be Abandoned to Thrive
KITAO Sagiri (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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March 21, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
Happiness, reference dependence, and motivated beliefs in US presidential elections
Miles KIMBALL (Professor of Economics and Survey Research at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) / Collin RAYMOND (Associate Professor, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University) / ZHOU Jiannan (Assistant professor at Shandong University) / ZHOU Junya (Assistant professor at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TSUTSUI Yoshiro (Professor of Economics at Kobe International University)
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March 21, 2025 [Policy Update]
U.S.-China High Tech Friction and Japan’s Response: Implications from comparison of innovation processes in Japan, the United States, and China
MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty fellow, RIETI)
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March 14, 2025 [RIETI Report]
New developments in total factor productivity measurement reflecting innovative activities: Evidence from the productivity J-curve in advanced countries
Ahmed BOUNFOUR (Professor of Management at Paris-Saclay University) / EDAMURA Kazuma (Research Fellow at National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics at Rissho University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Alberto NONNIS (Postdoctoral researcher at Université Paris-Saclay (France) - RITM laboratory) / TONOGI Konomi (Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics/Department of Contemporary Business at Kanagawa University)
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March 12, 2025 [VoxEU Column]
New developments in total factor productivity measurement reflecting innovative activities: Evidence from the productivity J-curve in advanced countries
Ahmed BOUNFOUR (Professor of Management at Paris-Saclay University) / EDAMURA Kazuma (Research Fellow at National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics at Rissho University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Alberto NONNIS (Postdoctoral researcher at Université Paris-Saclay (France) - RITM laboratory) / TONOGI Konomi (Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics/Department of Contemporary Business at Kanagawa University)
