March 31, 2009
- RIETI Report
"The Labor Market and Unemployment in Japan" with TSURU Kotaro and KAWAGUCHI Daiji - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
March 30, 2009
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Video
"What Can Be Learned from Large-Scale Business Data: An Approach Integrating Economics and Physics" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
March 27, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 26, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Discussion Papers
"Impacts of Aid-Funded Technical Assistance Programs: Firm-level evidence from the Indonesian foundry industry" by TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)
March 25, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 24, 2009
- BBL Summary
"The Politics and Likely Trade Policies of the Obama Administration: The Doha Round, preferential trade agreements, and Asian regionalism" with Claude BARFIELD - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 23, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"The Internationalization of Japanese Firms: New findings based on firm-level data" by WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI), TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo), SATO Hitoshi (Institute of Developing Economies), NISHIOKA Shuichiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI), MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI), ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI), and TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University and RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
March 19, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
March 18, 2009
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Handouts
"What Can Be Learned from Large-Scale Business Data: An Approach Integrating Economics and Physics" - Discussion Papers
"How Does FDI in East Asia Affect Performance at Home?: Evidence from electrical machinery manufacturing firms" by MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI), MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI), and HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) - Discussion Papers
"Is Aid Allocation Consistent with Global Poverty Reduction?: A Cross-donor comparison" by SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI), YAMADA Hiroyuki (International Monetary Fund), and KUROSAKI Takashi (Hitotsubashi University) - Newspapers & Magazines
"Enhance Research Capacity for Development Assistance" by SAWADA Yasuyuki - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 17, 2009
- Policy Update
"Global Financial Crisis and Policy Issues That Need to be Addressed" by YOSHINO Naoyuki - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 16, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 13, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 12, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 11, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"Estimation of Future Tax Revenue" by HASHIMOTO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and OH Sunchung (Kansai University) - Discussion Papers
"Dynamic Applied General Equilibrium Analysis for Fiscal Reconstruction Based on a Multi-sector Overlapping Generations Model" by KIMURA Shin (Hokkaido University) and HASHIMOTO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - BBL Summary
"Export Credits and the OECD: Achievements and challenges" with Janet WEST, Pekka KARKOVIRTA and OKADA Kohei
March 10, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"Productivity, Returns to Scale and Product Differentiation in the Retail Trade Industry: An empirical analysis using Japanese firm-level data" by KATO Atsuyuki (Fellow, RIETI) - BBL Summary
"The U.S. Iran Embargo: Which Japanese companies must comply? Some new challenges for Japanese companies" with Harald HOHMANN - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 9, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 6, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 5, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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March 4, 2009
March 3, 2009
- Columns
"Tackling Global Warming and Energy Issues amid the Global Economic Crisis" by OZAKI Masahiko - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
March 2, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"Commercialization and Other Uses of Patents in Japan and the U.S.: Major findings from the RIETI-Georgia Tech inventor survey" by NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and John P. WALSH (Georgia Institute of Technology) - Discussion Papers
"The R&D Process in the U.S. and Japan: Major findings from the RIETI-Georgia Tech inventor survey" by NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and John P. WALSH (Georgia Institute of Technology) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 27, 2009
- RIETI Report
"Global Financial Crisis and Asian Currencies - Update" with ITO Takatoshi - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 26, 2009
- Newspapers & Magazines
"International Trade during a Financial Crisis: WTO supervisory functions should be enhanced" by WAKASUGI Ryuhei - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 25, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"Structural Modeling of the Value of Patent" by SUZUKI Jun (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 24, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries" by MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"What Do Japanese Unions Do for Productivity?: An empirical analysis using firm-level data" by MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Productivity and Survival of Family Firms in Japan: An analysis using firm-level microdata" by MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
February 23, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - International Conference - Call for Papers:
"Comparative Analysis of Enterprise (Micro) Data Conference 2009, Tokyo"
February 20, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 19, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - BBL Summary
"The Global Economic Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Responses" with Jay K. Rosengard
February 18, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 17, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 16, 2009
- Columns
"The Japanese Economy in 2009: The year of transition to creative innovation" by WAKASUGI Ryuhei - BBL Summary
"Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade in Goods, Services and Investment" with Bertin MARTENS - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 13, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"IT, R&D and Productivity of Chinese Manufacturing Firms" by MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 12, 2009
- RIETI Special Seminar - Summary
CEPR-RIETI Workshop "Labor Markets and the Macroeconomy: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 10, 2009
- Newspapers & Magazines
"Despite More Customers, SMEs Fail to Boost Profits: 'Networking ability' is the key" by UESUGI Iichiro - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Discussion Papers
"Can East Asia be an Engine of Growth for the World Economy?" by THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
February 9, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 6, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 5, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 4, 2009
- Newspapers & Magazines
"Bank Recapitalization in the West - Lessons from Japan" by SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi and Heather MONTGOMERY - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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February 3, 2009
February 2, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 30, 2009
- RIETI Report
"Foreign and Security Policy under the Obama Administration" with KUBO Fumiaki - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 29, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Columns
"Inauguration of the Obama Administration and Changes in the World Order" by NAKANISHI Hiroshi
January 28, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 27, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"Productivity Shocks and National Food Security for Japan" by TANAKA Tetsuji (University of London) and HOSOE Nobuhiro (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
January 26, 2009
- BBL Summary
"The U.S., APEC, and East Asian Integration: Policy trends and options" with Vinod K. AGGARWAL - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 23, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 22, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 21, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 20, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 19, 2009
- Discussion Papers
"TFP Growth Slowdown and the Japanese Labor Market in the 1990s" by Julen ESTEBAN-PRETEL (the University of Tokyo), NAKAJIMA Ryo (University of Tsukuba), and TANAKA Ryuichi (Tokyo Institute of Technology) - Discussion Papers
"Are Contingent Jobs Dead Ends or Stepping Stones to Regular Jobs? Evidence from a Structural Estimation" by Julen ESTEBAN-PRETEL (the University of Tokyo), NAKAJIMA Ryo (University of Tsukuba), and TANAKA Ryuichi (Tokyo Institute of Technology) - RIETI Special Seminar - Handouts
CEPR-RIETI Workshop "Labor Markets and the Macroeconomy: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
January 16, 2009
January 15, 2009
- China in Transition
"Impact of the US-triggered financial crisis on China expected to be limited - China's presence in the global economy growing amid the decoupling process -" by Chi Hung KWAN - RIETI Special Seminar - Summary
OECD-METI-RIETI Conference "Innovation in the Software Sector" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
January 14, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 13, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 9, 2009
- BBL Summary
"Labor Productivity: Are Diverging Trends between Developed Countries Durable?" with Michel FOUQUIN - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 8, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 7, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - RIETI Special Seminar - Program (Japanese)
RIETI Seminar "Enterprise Law as the Infrastructure of an Incentive Mechanism : Implications for New Japanese Corporate Governance System"
January 6, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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January 5, 2009
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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December 26, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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December 25, 2008
- Newspapers & Magazines
"The Crisis is an Opportunity to Push Multilateral Trade Liberalisation" by WAKASUGI Ryuhei - RIETI Report
"The Appropriate Policy Mix for China" with Willem THORBECKE - Policy Update
"The Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on China's Labor-Intensive Manufacturing Exports" by THORBECKE, Willem
December 24, 2008
December 22, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Changes in Agglomeration Economies and Linkage Externalities for Japanese Urban Manufacturing Industries:1990 and 2000" by NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
December 18, 2008
December 16, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Video
MFJ-RIETI-WASEDA International Conference "Organization and Performance: Understanding the Diversity of Firms" - Policy Update
"Environmental Policy" by TANI Midori
December 11, 2008
- Policy Update
"Consumer Policy" by TANI Midori - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
December 10, 2008
December 4, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
December 3, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Handouts and Video
OECD-METI-RIETI Conference "Innovation in the Software Sector" - RIETI Special Seminar - Handouts
MFJ-RIETI-WASEDA International Conference "Organization and Performance: Understanding the Diversity of Firms" - BBL Summary
"Contract Innovation and Collaborative Contract Design" with George TRIANTIS
November 28, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - RIETI Report
"Revisiting the Issue of Cross-Shareholding" with OSANO Hiroshi
November 27, 2008
- RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar
"Revisiting the Issue of Cross-Shareholding" by OSANO Hiroshi - Newspapers & Magazines
"Financial Research Report: Credit default swaps severely exacerbated the financial turmoil" by FUKAO Mitsuhiro
November 21, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
November 19, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Regulations and Indirect Expropriation: Major criteria for deciding indirect expropriations in investment treaty arbitration" by MATSUMOTO Kayo (Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Aid Allocation across Sectors: Does aid fit well with recipients' development priorities?" by KASUGA Hidefumi (Kansai University)
November 13, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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November 12, 2008
November 7, 2008
November 5, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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October 31, 2008
October 30, 2008
October 29, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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October 23, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
October 21, 2008
October 17, 2008
October 16, 2008
- RIETI News
RIETI Annual Report 2008 - RIETI Special Seminar - Handouts
OECD-METI-RIETI Conference "Innovation in the Software Sector"
October 14, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
October 10, 2008
- RIETI Report
"Policy Recommendations for Dealing with the Global Financial Crisis - Part 1" with KOBAYASHI Keiichiro - Discussion Papers
"The Internationalization of Japanese Firms: New Findings Based on Firm-Level Data" by WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI), TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI), SATO Hitoshi (Institute of Developing Economies), NISHIOKA Shuichiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI), MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI), ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI), and TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University and RIETI)
October 7, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Discussion Papers
"Objections to Jurisdiction and their Settlement in International Investment Arbitration" by IWATSUKI Naoki (Rikkyo University)
October 2, 2008
September 30, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Breach of Contracts in Investor-State Arbitration Based on International Investment Agreements" by HAMAMOTO Shotaro (Kobe University) - Discussion Papers
"Categories of Rulings on Compensation and Reparation in the International Investment Arbitration : A tentative reclassification of cases" by TAMADA Dai (Okayama University) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
September 26, 2008
September 25, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
September 22, 2008
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Program
MFJ-RIETI-WASEDA International Conference "Organization and Performance: Understanding the Diversity of Firms"
September 18, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Basis and Direction of Labor Law Reform: Japan and the debate in Europe and the United States" by MIZUMACHI Yuichiro (the University of Tokyo) - Discussion Papers
"How Does FDI in East Asia Affect Performance at Home?: Evidence from Electrical Machinery Manufacturing Firms" by MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI), MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI), and HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)
September 16, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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September 12, 2008
- Keizai Sangyo Journal - Research & Review
"Is Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration a Panacea?" by TAMADA Schumpeter
September 11, 2008
September 10, 2008
September 8, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar
"Business Realignment and the Revival of Japanese Firms" by KIKUTANI Tatsuya - Newspapers & Magazines
"Measures for Narrowing Male-Female Wage Gap: Support for work-life balance" by YAMAGUCHI Kazuo - Discussion Papers
"International Investment Arbitration and Parallel Proceedings: Focusing on regulation and coordination under national law" by NAKAMURA Tatsuya (Kokushikan University) - Discussion Papers
"Corporate Investment and Uncertainty: An empirical analysis" by SHINADA Naoki (Development Bank of Japan)
September 5, 2008
- BBL Summary
"How do the Innovation Systems of the U.S. and Japan Differ? What are the Potential Implications? Evidence from the RIETI-Georgia Tech Inventor Surveys" with John P. WALSH - Discussion Papers
"Econometric Analysis of Irreversible Investment with Financial Constraints: Comparison of Parametric and Semiparametric Estimations" by ASANO Hirokatsu (Asia University) - BBL Summary
"Understanding the Relationship between Institutions and Economic Development: Some Key Theoretical Issues" with Ha-Joon CHANG - Discussion Papers
"Structure of Economic Globalization: Multiple games among firms, sovereign states, and international organizations" by SHIRAISHI Shigeaki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Comparative Analysis of the Internal Price Gap in Community Gas and General Gas Businesses" by KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI) - Policy Discussion Papers
"Background and Mechanism of Reorganization of European Power and Gas Industries: Multiple games among firms, sovereign states, and international organizations" by SHIRAISHI Shigeaki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
September 3, 2008
- Newspapers & Magazines
"FTAs and EPAs Deserve Renewed Recognition for their Roles" by URATA Shujiro - Newspapers & Magazines
"Food Safety and Trade: BSE and Sanitary / Phytosanitary Measures" by YAMASHITA Kazuhito - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
September 2, 2008
- Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Construction Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part five)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
September 1, 2008
- BBL Summary
"Strategies of Investors in Conflict with Host Governments: Why do some Investors Avoid International Protections when their Investments are in Trouble?" with Louis T. WELLS - RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar
"Why Have "Zombie Firms" Recovered?" by NAKAMURA Junichi - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
August 29, 2008
August 28, 2008
August 26, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Summary
RIETI International Seminar "Investment Risk and International Investment Agreements" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
August 25, 2008
August 21, 2008
August 19, 2008
August 18, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Offshoring and Productivity: Evidence from Japanese Firm-level Data" by ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI), WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI), and TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity?: An analysis using Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities microdata" by OKUDAIRA Hiroko (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University), and TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Age-Free Law and Policy: A labor market approach or an approach of guaranteeing human rights" by MORITO Hideyuki (Sophia University)
August 14, 2008
August 11, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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August 8, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"'Fair and Equitable Treatment' in Investment Treaties: Function of general provisions" by KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow) - Discussion Papers
"Development of a Multiregional Dynamic Applied General Equilibrium Model for the Japanese Economy - Regional economic analysis based on a forward-looking perspective" by BAN Kanemi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
August 7, 2008
August 6, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Handouts
RIETI International Seminar "Investment Risk and International Investment Agreements" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
August 4, 2008
July 31, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
July 30, 2008
- Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Construction Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part four)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki - Discussion Papers
"Productivity and Survival of Family Firms in Japan: An Analysis Using Firm-Level Microdata" by MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Is Aid Allocation Consistent with Global Poverty Reduction?: A Cross-Donor Comparison" by SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI), YAMADA Hiroyuki (The University of Chicago), and KUROSAKI Takashi (Hitotsubashi University)
July 24, 2008
- RIETI Report
"Productivity in the Japanese Service Sector" with KATO Atsuyuki - Discussion Papers
"Currency Invoicing and Foreign Exchange Risk Management: A Case Study of Japanese Firms" by ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo), KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Chiba University of Commerce), SASAKI Yuri (Meiji Gakuin University), SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University), SHIMIZU Junko (Senshu University) HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies), and YOSHIMI Taiyo (Hitotsubashi University) - Discussion Papers
"Impacts of Aid-Funded Technical Assistance Programs: Firm-Level Evidence from the Indonesian Foundry Industry" by TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)
July 23, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An Analysis of Personal-Service Industries Based on Establishment-Level Data" by MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Policy Discussion Papers
"Current Situation and Problems in European Common Energy Policies" by KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
July 22, 2008
July 18, 2008
July 16, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Transcript
Special Seminar: Co-hosted by RIETI, METI and MOE "U.S. Climate Change Policy: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed" - China in Transition
"Risk of Stagflation Growing with Crude Oil Prices at Record High" by Chi Hung KWAN - China in Transition
"Real Estate Prices on the Edge of a Downturn – To what extent will the economy be affected?" by Chi Hung KWAN
July 15, 2008
- BBL Transcript
"Emissions Trading Developments across the World: Lessons for Japan?" with Henry DERWENT - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
July 14, 2008
July 11, 2008
- Policy Discussion Papers
"Consumer Policy and Market Norms: Routes of socioeconomic development abstracted from literature concerning consumer fraud and product safety" by TANI Midori (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"International Trade in Cultural Goods: Survey and Prospects" by TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University) - Discussion Papers
"International Strategic Alliances for Local Market Entry: Direct Launches versus Marketing Alliances in Pharmaceuticals" by TAKECHI Kazutaka (Hosei University)
July 9, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Industrial Development, Firm Dynamics and Patterns of Productivity Growth: The Case of the Cotton-spinning Industry in Prewar Japan, 1894-1924" by OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Stable Wage Distribution in Japan, 1982-2002: A Counter Example for SBTC?" by KAWAGUCHI Daiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and MORI Yuko (Hitotsubashi University)
July 8, 2008
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Video
"Universities of the Future from Social and Economic Perspectives" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
July 4, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
July 2, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Program and Summary
RIETI International Seminar "The Future of U.S.-China Economic Relations"
July 1, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar
RIETI International Seminar "Investment Risk and International Investment Agreements"
June 30, 2008
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Program and Handouts
"Lessons from SOX Act and Perspectives for J-SOX: Effects of the Legal System on Corporate Activities" - RIETI Report
"U.S.-China Relations - Developments, Prospects, and Risks" with Harry HARDING
June 26, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - China in Transition
"The Great Sichuan Earthquake Changes China - Crisis as an Opportunity for Reform" by Chi Hung KWAN
June 25, 2008
June 24, 2008
June 23, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Discussion Papers
"Design-Based Comparative Advantage: An Explanatory Analysis" by FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and OKUMA Shingo (Manufacturing Management Research Center, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo / Fujitsu Research Institute) - Discussion Papers
"Increasing Complexity of Artifacts and the Response of Manufacturing Firms: Design of control systems and integration of mechanism, electronics, and software" by FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - Newspapers & Magazines
"Japan's Agricultural Policy Stagnates amid Surging Food Prices: Eliminate acreage reduction programs, boost production, and promote export" by YAMASHITA Kazuhito - Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Vol. 10: Construction Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part three)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
June 19, 2008
- China in Transition
"The Big Debate over PKO in the Stock Market" by Chi Hung KWAN - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
June 12, 2008
- Policy Discussion Papers
"Structural Analysis of the Competitive Environment for Education and Research Provided by Universities in Japan" by DOI Ryoji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) - Discussion Papers
"Deep-seated Value Creation in Japanese Manufacturing Firms: Accumulation of Organizational Capabilities and Management of Non-functional Premium Value" by NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
June 11, 2008
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Handouts
"Universities of the Future from Social and Economic Perspectives" - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Discussion Papers
"Entry and Exit of Companies and Establishments, and Productivity at the Industry Level" by KIM Young Gak (Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University), KWON Hyeog Ug (Nihon University College of Economics), and FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
June 10, 2008
June 9, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Newspapers & Magazines
"JCER Productivity Research Report - Japan's Productivity Growth Rising, but Still Trailing the U.S." by FUKAO Kyoji
June 5, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Assessment and Prospects of Intellectual Property Rights Provisions in RTAs" by SUZUKI Masabumi (Professor, Nagoya University) - RIETI Special Seminar - Summary of Proceedings
CEPR-RIETI Workshop "Regional Integration, Financial Stability and Competitiveness: Perspectives from Europe and East Asia" - Columns
"Mad Cow Disease (BSE) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures" by YAMASHITA Kazuhito
June 4, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Embodied Technological Progress and the Productivity Slowdown in Japan" by TOKUI Joji (Shinshu University), INUI Tomohiko (Adjunct Fellow, RIETI / Nihon University), and Young Gak KIM (Research Assistant, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) - Discussion Papers
"The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Fragmentation in East Asia: Evidence from the Electronics Industry" by THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
June 2, 2008
- Newspapers & Magazines
"Non-Regular Employment and Inequality among Workers: Institutional reform toward equitable treatment" by TSURU Kotaro - BBL Summary
"Key Issues in U.S.-China Economic Relations" with Eric ALTBACH - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data
May 29, 2008
- Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Construction Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part two)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
May 27, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An analysis of personal service industries based on establishment-level data" by MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) - China in Transition
"Accelerating Appreciation of the RMB - A major step toward a free floating exchange rate system" by Chi Hung KWAN
May 26, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - RIETI Database
JIP Database 2008
May 23, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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May 22, 2008
- Publication - RIETI Books
"Food Safety and Trade: World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures" written and edited by YAMASHITA Kazuhito - Publication - RIETI Books
"Debates; Work-life Balance in Japan" written and edited by YAMAGUCHI Kazuo and HIGUCHI Yoshio
May 21, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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May 20, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"On Equivalence Results in Business Cycle Accounting" by NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo, and JSPS) and INABA Masaru (Research Assistant, RIETI) - RIETI Policy Symposium - Summary of Proceedings
International Symposium "Innovation Process and Performance: Findings and lessons from inventors surveys in Japan, the U.S., and Europe"
May 19, 2008
- RIETI Database
"International Comparison of Productivity among Asian Countries (ICPA) Project" - Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Construction Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part one)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
May 15, 2008
- RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar
"For Whose Benefit Are Japanese Companies Run?" by KUBO Katsuyuki
May 14, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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May 13, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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"Changing How People Work in Japan" with TSURU Kotaro - Discussion Papers
"Analysis of Joint Patent Applications by Universities or Public Research Institutes and Private-Sector Firms" by TAMADA Schumpeter (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) and INOUE Hiroyasu (Doshisha University) - Discussion Papers
"The Evolution of the Productivity Dispersion of Firms - A reevaluation of its determinants in the case of Japan" by ITO Keiko (Senshu University) and Sébastien LECHEVALIER (EHESS and Maison Franco-Japonaise)
May 9, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Summary of Proceedings
International Symposium "Intellectual Property Rights and East Asian Renaissance" - RIETI Policy Symposium
"Economic Principles to Be Learned from Large-Scale Business Data: An Approach Integrating Economics and Physics (provisional title)"
May 8, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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Call for papers on "Organization and Performance: Understanding the Diversity of Firms"
May 7, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Does Trade Liberalization Reduce Pollution Emissions?" by MANAGI Shunsuke (Yokohama National University), HIBIKI Akira (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan), and TSURUMI Tetsuya (Yokohama National University) - Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Dawn Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part five)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki - Columns
"Why Do Top Runner Energy Efficiency Standard Regulations Result in Large Positive or Negative Costs? - Risk of Investment in High Efficiency Products and Risk of Government Regulation Failure" by KAINOU Kazunari - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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May 2, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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April 30, 2008
April 28, 2008
April 25, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
Figures and Data - Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway
"Dawn Period of Offshoring and Outsourcing in the Investment Banking Industry (part four)" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki - Columns
"Will the Subprime Crisis Provide a Golden Opportunity for Japanese Financial Groups to Catch up in Global IT Strategy?" by MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
April 24, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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"Japan's Economy on Thin Ice: Why Did Domestic Demand-Led Growth Fail to Happen?" by YASHIRO Naomitsu
April 23, 2008
- RIETI Policy Symposium - Program
"Universities of the Future from Social and Economic Perspectives" - Keizai Sangyo Journal - Research & Review
"Is Japan's Service Sector Really Low in Productivity? - Analysis based on firm-level data" by MORIKAWA Masayuki
April 22, 2008
- BBL Summary
"The February 8, 2008 Falconer Draft Text for the Doha Round WTO Negotiations on Agriculture" with Brett WILLIAMS - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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April 21, 2008
- RIETI 10th Anniversary Seminar
"Strategy and Organizational Structure of Japanese Firms: Summary and Analysis of Survey Findings" by AOKI Hidetaka
April 18, 2008
- BBL Transcript
"From Kyoto to Hokkaido: Radically Re-thinking Climate Policy" with Gwyn PRINS - AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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April 16, 2008
April 14, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Measuring Effects of Competition on Retail Power Charges in Public Procurement Bidding" by TAKAGI Shingo (Hokkaido University) and HOSOE Nobuhiro (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) - BBL Transcript
"Competition and Regulatory Mix in the Restructuring of the European Electricity System" with Yves SMEERS
April 11, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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April 10, 2008
- AMU and AMU Deviation Indicators
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April 4, 2008
- RIETI Special Seminar - Handouts
Special Seminar: Co-hosted by RIETI, METI and MOE "U.S. Climate Change Policy: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed"
April 3, 2008
- Discussion Papers
"Do Competitive Markets Stimulate Innovation?: An Empirical Analysis Based on Japanese Manufacturing Industry Data" by INUI Tomohiko (Nihon University), KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Gakushuin University), and MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) - RIETI News - Message from the Chairman
"View from the Halfway Point of the Second Medium-term Plan" by OIKAWA Kozo - Discussion Papers
"Impact of the Debt Ratio on Firm Investment: A case study of listed companies in China" by YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo) and MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
April 1, 2008
