What's New (FY2016)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Adverse Selection versus Moral Hazard in Financial Contracting: Evidence from collateralized and non-collateralized loans

UCHIDA Hirofumi (Kobe University) / UESUGI Iichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IWAKI Hiromichi (Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Industry Growth through Spinoffs and Startups

OHYAMA Atsushi (Hitotsubashi University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Are Japan's Wholesale and Retail Prices Higher than Those in the United States? Estimation of margin rates using microdata from the Census of Commerce

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIYAGAWA Kozo (Rissho University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Intangible Assets and Stock Returns

TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University) / TONOGI Konomi (Rissho University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Measuring Science Intensity of Industry using Linked Dataset of Science, Technology and Industry

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TAMURA Ryuichi (Hitotsubashi University) / TSUKADA Naotoshi (Research Associate, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Environmental Management Resources and Firm Value: Empirical evidence from Japanese listed manufacturing firms

EDAMURA Kazuma (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / UCHIYAMA Katsuhisa (Development Bank of Japan)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Creative Destruction in the Era of Open Innovation: Empirical investigation into the relationship between patenting and survival of Japanese firms

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Supply Chain Disruptions and Trade Credit

LU Yi (Tsinghua University) / OGURA Yoshiaki (Waseda University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ZHU Lianming (Waseda University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Intangible Assets and Firms' Liquidity Holdings: Evidence from Japan

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Family Firms Have Worse (or Better) Management Practices?

ASABA Shigeru (Waseda University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Gender Differences in Careers

SATO Kaori (University of Tokyo) / HASHIMOTO Yuki (Kyushu University) / OWAN Hideo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Tax Avoidance by Capital Reduction: Evidence from corporate tax reform in Japan
(Revised) The Effects of a Size-Dependent Tax Policy on Firm Growth and Finance: Evidence from Corporate Tax Reform in Japan

HOSONO Kaoru (Gakushuin University) / HOTEI Masaki (Daito Bunka University) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University)

March 31, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

Does the Inclusion of R&D Spending in GDP Calculation Affect the Distribution of Resources?

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Cross-border Vertical Integration and Intra-firm Trade: New evidence from Korean and Japanese firm-level data

Hyunbae CHUN (Sogang University) / Jung HUR (Sogang University) / Young Gak KIM (Senshu University) / Hyeog Ug KWON (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Safe Haven Currency and Market Uncertainty: Yen, renminbi, dollar, and alternatives

MASUJIMA Yuki (Bloomberg L.P.)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Urban Wage Premium Revisited: Evidence from Japanese matched employer-employee data

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Negative Peer Effect: Why do peers' success have a negative effect?

TOYAMA Risako (Keio University) / ITO Hirotake (Habitech, Inc.) / TABATA Shin (Keio University) / ISHIKAWA Yoshiki (Habitech, Inc.) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What Factors Determine How the Benefits and Burdens of Social Security Are Chosen? Individual consciousness and the role of education

KUME Koichi (Recruit Works Institute) / TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Chiba University) / YASUI Kengo (Aoyama Gakuin University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Regional Employment and Artificial Intelligence

HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Debt Problem and Secular Stagnation

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

SME Policies as a Barrier to Growth of SMEs

TSURUTA Daisuke (Nihon University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Working Capital Management during Financial Crisis: Evidence from Japan

TSURUTA Daisuke (Nihon University)

March 31, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Propagation of Negative Shocks through Firm Networks: Evidence from simulation on comprehensive supply chain data

INOUE Hiroyasu (University of Hyogo) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Dynamic Benefits of Working in Large Cities: Evidence from Japanese matched employer–employee data

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Factor Decomposition of Japan's Trade Balance

SASAKI Yuri (Meiji Gakuin University) / YOSHIDA Yushi (Shiga University)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Roles of Social Infrastructure and Deregulation on Productivity Improvement through Resource Reallocation in the Japanese Regional Economies

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWAKAMI Kazuyasu (Toyo University) / EDAMURA Kazuma (National Institute of Science, Technology, and Education Policy)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Uncertainty over Production Forecasts: Analysis using micro time-series data from manufacturing firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Japanese Version of Concerted Cultivation Associated with Adaptation to Lower Secondary Education

MATSUOKA Ryoji (Waseda University)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Information Constraint of the Patent Office and Examination Quality: Evidence from the effects of initiation lags

NAGAOKA Sadao (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMAUCHI Isamu (Research Associate, RIETI)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Health-Related Income Gaps and the Effectiveness of Redistributive Policies in Japan

ZHAO Meng (KONISHI Moe) (Gakushuin University)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Population Aging, Health Care, and Fiscal Policy Reform: The challenges for Japan

HSU Minchung (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) / YAMADA Tomoaki (Meiji University)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

A Larger Country Sets a Lower Optimal Tariff

NAITO Takumi (Vanderbilt University / Waseda University)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

How Do Financial Institutions and Other Management Supporters Contribute to the Improvement of Business Conditions of Small and Medium Enterprises? Based on the Survey on the Aftermath of the SME Financing Facilitation Act

YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What Drives or Hinders Corporate Environmental Performance? Evidence from Japan

ENDO Kazumi (Institute for International Policy Studies)

March 29, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Initiatives and Challenges for Social Implementation of AI Technology: Learning from AIST's AI projects

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / MOTOMURA Yoichi (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

March 28, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Global Service Value Chain in Japan: Inbound tourism cases

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 28, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Exports and FDI Entry Decision: Evidence from Japanese foreign-affiliated firms

Ivan DESEATNICOV (University of Tsukuba) / Konstantin KUCHERYAVYY (University of Tokyo)

March 28, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Prospects of Achievement Tests to Measure the Cognitive Skills of School-aged Children: The role of achievement tests to implement evidence-based policy making in education

ISHIKAWA Yoshiki (Habitech, Inc.) / ITO Hirotake (Habitech, Inc.) / UEMURA Aya (Keio University) / TABATA Shin (Keio University) / TOYAMA Risako (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University) / BUNJI Kyosuke (University of Tokyo) / HOSHINO Takahiro (Keio University) / MATSUOKA Ryoji (Waseda University) / YAMAGUCHI Kazuhiro (University of Tokyo)

March 28, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effects of Economic Crises on Employment and Productivity Dynamics in Japan

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / YoungGak KIM (Senshu University) / Hyeog Ug KWON (Faculty Fellow) / FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 28, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Indirect Trade in Regional Economies

ISHIKAWA Yasushi (METI) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / TAOKA Takaaki (METI)

March 28, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

On the Role of Skill, Quality, and Environmental Factors on Customer Behavior of the Beauty Industry

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of the Opening of High-Speed Rail on Innovation

INOUE Hiroyasu (University of Hyogo) / NAKAJIMA Kentaro (Tohoku University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Problem of Fiscal "Free Riding" Policy

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Individual Characteristics, Behavioral Biases, and Attitudes toward Immigration: Evidence from a survey in Japan

TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / MUKUNOKI Hiroshi (Gakushuin University) / WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Consumer Demand for Fully Automated Driving Technology: Evidence from Japan

Kong Joo SHIN (Kyushu University) / MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Trade Liberalization Promote Antidumping Protection? A theoretical analysis

MUKUNOKI Hiroshi (Gakushuin University)

March 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Impacts of an ICT-assisted Program on Attitudes and English Communicative Abilities: An experiment in a Japanese high school

HIGUCHI Yuki (Nagoya City University) / SASAKI Miyuki (Nagoya City University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University)

March 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Wellbeing of the Elderly in East Asia: China, Korea, and Japan

ICHIMURA Hidehiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Xiaoyan LEI (Peking University) / Chulhee LEE (Seoul National University) / Jinkook LEE (University of Southern California/RAND Corporation) / Albert PARK (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology) / SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2017 [Symposiums]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Challenges: Catch the wave

March 24, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Evidence of "Evidence-Based Policymaking"

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

March 24, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Product Network Connectivity and Information for Loan Pricing

Jiangtao FU (Waseda University) / OGURA Yoshiaki (Waseda University)

March 24, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

How Do Exporters Respond to Exogenous Shocks: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data

TANAKA Ayumu (Research Associate, RIETI) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 24, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Special Zones for Structural Reform Contribute to Productivity Growth

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 23, 2017 [Other Publications (Japanese)]

Era of Large Excess Economy

Written by NAKAJIMA Atsushi

March 23, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Where is the Excess Capacity in the World Iron and Steel Industry? –A focus on East Asia and China–

KAWABATA Nozomu (Tohoku University)

March 22, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Tariffs on Input Trade Margins under Vertical Oligopoly: Theory and evidence
(Previous title) Tariffs, Vertical Oligopoly, and Market Structure*

ARA Tomohiro (Fukushima University) / Arpita CHATTERJEE (University of New South Wales) / Arghya GHOSH (University of New South Wales) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 22, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Empirical Analysis: Technological character, type of function, and longevity of standardized knowledge

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 22, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Sustainable Transmission Planning in Imperfectly Competitive Electricity Industries: Balancing economic efficiency and environmental outcomes

Afzal S. SIDDIQUI (University College London) / TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Yihsu CHEN (University of California, Santa Cruz)

March 22, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Accounting for Heterogeneity in Network Formation Behavior: An application to Vietnamese SMEs

HOSHINO Tadao (Tokyo University of Science) / SHIMAMOTO Daichi (Waseda University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 22, 2017 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Globalisation and economic nationalism

Italo COLANTONE (Assistant Professor of Economics, Bocconi University) / Piero STANIG (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bocconi University)

March 21, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Challenges in Working Style Reform and Promotion of Women's Advancement: From the perspective of personnel economics

OWAN Hideo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 21, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

International Influences on Japanese Supply Chains

Michal FABINGER (University of Tokyo) / SHIBUYA Yoko (Stanford University) / TANIGUCHI Mina (Sciences Po)

March 21, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Influence of Artificial Intelligence Business on Society and the Economy: An interview survey in the United States

KUME Koichi (Recruit Works Institute)

March 21, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

"Sharing the Inconvenience" for the Sake of Work Style Reform

UENO Toru (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

March 16, 2017 [RIETI Report]

Designing mega-regional trade agreements

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Overseas Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Nanzan University)

March 16, 2017 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Corporate Governance and Growth Strategies

Written and edited by MIYAJIMA Hideaki

March 16, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

Designing mega-regional trade agreements

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Overseas Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Nanzan University)

March 15, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Effect of Class Size Reduction on Bullying, Violent Behavior, and Truancy

NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University)

March 15, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Japanese Firms in Global Firm Networks

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KASHIWAGI Yuzuka (Waseda University)

March 15, 2017 [Column]

Measuring the Quality of Education and Health Services

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 14, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Industrial Policy in Japan: 70-Year History since World War II

OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 13, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Service Price Divergence and Productivity Differentials among Regions in Japan

TOKUI Joji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIZUTA Takeshi (Hitotsubashi University)

March 13, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Factor Intensity Reversals Redux

KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / KUROKAWA Yoshinori (University of Tsukuba)

March 13, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Inefficiency in Rice Production and Land Use: A panel study of Japanese rice farmers

OGAWA Kazuo (Kansai Gaidai University)

March 10, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

The effect of exchange rates on the utilisation of free trade agreements

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Overseas Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies) / HanSung KIM (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Ajou University) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Nanzan University)

March 10, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Main Bank Switch on Small Business Bankruptcy

OGANE Yuta (Nagoya University)

March 9, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Estimating Headquarter Service as Input and Output and Evaluating its Effect on Prefectural GDP and Productivity

ARAI Sonoe (Statistical Specialist, RIETI) / YoungGak KIM (Senshu University)

March 8, 2017 [Non Technical Summaries]

A Yen for Change: The strong yen and the Japanese automobile industry

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 8, 2017 [Perspectives from Around the World]

R-Star and the Yellen rules

Henrike MICHAELIS (Economist, German Council of Economic Experts) / Volker WIELAND (Endowed Chair of Monetary Economics, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability, Goethe University Frankfurt; CEPR Research Fellow)

March 7, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Declining Japanese Yen and Inertia of the U.S. Dollar

OGAWA Eiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MUTO Makoto (Hitotsubashi University)

March 6, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Economic Analysis of the Legal Issues of Artificial Intelligence

MORITA Hatsuru (Tohoku University)

March 3, 2017 [Other Publications (Japanese)]

Causal Inference in Economics

Written by NAKAMURO Makiko, TSUGAWA Yusuke

March 3, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firm Dynamics, Misallocation, and Targeted Policies

In Hwan JO (National University of Singapore) / SENGA Tatsuro (Fellow, RIETI)

March 3, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Corporate Disaster Risk Financing in Japan: Status quo and challenges

SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MASAKI Tatsujiro (Masaki Risk Management Institute) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SEKIGUCHI Kunio (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

March 2, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Assortative Matching of Exporters and Importers

SUGITA Yoichi (Hitotsubashi University) / TESHIMA Kensuke (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México) / Enrique SEIRA (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México)

March 2, 2017 [Technical Papers (English)]

Quantile Approach for Distinguishing Agglomeration from Firm Selection in Stata

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

March 2, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

A Functional Linear Regression Model in the Space of Probability Density Functions

ARATA Yoshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI)

March 1, 2017 [Column]

Uncertainty over Trade Policies Forming a Factor in the Economic Downturn

ITO Arata (Fellow, RIETI)

March 1, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Natural Disasters: Financial preparedness of corporate Japan

SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MASAKI Tatsujiro (Masaki Risk Management Institute) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SEKIGUCHI Kunio (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

February 28, 2017 [China in Transition]

China Should Be Cautious in Promoting Capital Account Liberalization:
Tightening of capital controls may still be needed in times of emergency

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

February 27, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Growth of the Service Sector and Policies toward Service Industries: A historical overview of the past century

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Analysis on the Dispersion and Volatility of TFP in the Service Industries

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Occupational Licenses and Labor Market Outcomes

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Are Part-time Employees Underpaid or Overpaid? Evidence on productivity-wage gaps in Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Evolution of Sizes and Industrial Structure of Cities in Japan from 1980 to 2010: Constant churning and persistent regularity

MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 27, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Multilevel Analysis of Free Trade Agreements and Foreign Direct Investment in the Asia Pacific Region

ISHIDO Hikari (Chiba University)

February 24, 2017 [Column]

Interpreting "Several Opinions on Comprehensively Opening the Elderly Care Service Market and Enhancing the Quality of Elderly Care Services"

YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI)

February 23, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Co-Payment Exemption and Healthcare Utilization after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A natural experiment study

MATSUYAMA Yusuke (Tohoku University) / TSUBOYA Toru (Tohoku University) / TANIGAMI Kazuya (Keio University) / OMINAMI Takahiro (Keio University) / TASO Tadateru (Keio University) / MURAMATSU Gaku (Keio University) / BESSHO Shun-ichiro (Keio University)

February 22, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Consumption and Saving Behavior: Evidence from a survey on consumers

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 22, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Quality and Price of Market Services and the Substitutability with Household Production: An analysis using a survey on individuals

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 22, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Employment: Evidence from a survey on individuals

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

February 22, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

A Broader Concept of Capital Formation and the Direction of Corporate Strategy

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 21, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Quantitative Analysis of the "Rumor-based Economic Damage" for Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Compensation Payment Caused by Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Reactor Accident

KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)

February 20, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

Effects of the backhaul problem on global trade

ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Nori TARUI (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

February 17, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Development and Utilization of Human Resources in an Era of a Declining Population: Work style reform holds the key to bringing out the skills and talent of people

KAWAGUCHI Daiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 17, 2017 [Symposiums]

Gender Inequality in the Workplace

February 16, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

A Semantic Analysis of Monetary Shamanism: A case of the BOJ's Governor Haruhiko Kuroda

KEIDA Masayuki (Rissho University) / TAKEDA Yosuke (Sophia University)

February 15, 2017 [Other Publications (Japanese)]

Understanding the Oil Market

Written by FUJI Kazuhiko

February 15, 2017 [Other Publications (Japanese)]

Economics of Agglomeration

Written by FUJITA Masahisa, Jacques-Francois THISSE

February 15, 2017 [Perspectives from Around the World]

US tariffs are an arbitrary and regressive tax

Jason FURMAN (Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers) / Katheryn RUSS (Associate Professor of Economics at University of California, Davis; Faculty Research Fellow, NBER) / Jay SHAMBAUGH (Member of the Council of Economic Advisers (on leave from George Washington University))

February 15, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Corruption, Market Quality and Entry Deterrence in Emerging Economies

Krishnendu Ghosh DASTIDAR (Jawaharlal Nehru University) / YANO Makoto (Chief Research Officer, RIETI)

February 8, 2017 [RIETI Report]

Uncertainty and firms' global sourcing patterns

Lianming ZHU (Assistant Professor, Waseda University) / ITO Koji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 8, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

Uncertainty and firms' global sourcing patterns

Lianming ZHU (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University) / ITO Koji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 7, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

Daily gravity in the carrot trade in Japan

TAKECHI Kazutaka (Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Hosei University)

February 3, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Measuring the Effects of Commodity Price Shocks on Asian Economies

INOUE Tomoo (Seikei University) / OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

February 3, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Commodity Spot, Forward, and Futures Prices with a Firm's Optimal Strategy

NAKAJIMA Katsushi (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)

February 1, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Redesigning the Health Insurance Coverage of Medications to Reflect the Efficacy and Usefulness of Drugs

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / SUGAHARA Takuma (Professor, Hosei University)

January 31, 2017 [From IZA]

Are happy workers more productive?
Firms' concerns about the well-being of their employees are largely supported by the evidence

Eugenio PROTO (Associate Professor in Economics at University of Warwick)

January 31, 2017 [China in Transition]

Concerns over Accelerating Capital Outflow and Intensifying Trade Friction with the United States Caused by the Depreciation of Yuan

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

January 30, 2017 [Symposiums]

Brexit: On the future of the UK and the global economy (Summary)

January 30, 2017 [Symposiums]

Future Direction of Trade Policy and Employment and Social Security under the New Administration in the United States

January 30, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Internationalization and Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in the Hokuriku Region

HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / GOKAN Toshitaka (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO) / HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO) / KAMEYAMA Yoshihiro (Saga University) / MARUYA Toyojiro (Fukui Prefectural University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University / KU Leuven) / SHIRAMATA Shuji (Hokuriku AJEC) / ZHANG Xu (Fukui Prefectural University)

January 30, 2017 [China in Transition]

China's Housing Market Entering a Correction Phase

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

January 27, 2017 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Potentiality of Community Currencies in Japan with a Low Birthrate and an Aging Population

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 27, 2017 [China in Transition]

China Embarking on the Reduction of Corporate Debt:
Will debt/equity swaps be the trump card?

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

January 26, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Exchange Rate and Utilization of Free Trade Agreements: Focus on rules of origin

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO) / Han-Sung KIM (Ajou University) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Nanzan University)

January 26, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Migrant and Business Networks Promote International Royalty Receipts?

TOMOHARA Akinori (Research Associate, RIETI)

January 26, 2017 [China in Transition]

China Becoming a Major Innovation Power:
Research and development capabilities approaching those of developed countries

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

January 25, 2017 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Daycare Quality is Associated with Infants' Development in Japan: Comparison of childcare qualities of small-sized and medium-sized nurseries

FUJISAWA Keiko (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University)

January 25, 2017 [Column]

Potential for Trade Conflicts between the United States and China

ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

January 25, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

A Yen for Change: The strong yen and the Japanese automobile industry

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 24, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

The Coming Age of Anti-Globalism: From the perspective of inter-organizational networks

SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 24, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

World Economy at Risk of Turning into a Zero-Sum Game: Innovation and differentiation are essential

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

January 24, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

Countering public opposition to immigration with information campaigns

Giovanni FACCHINI (Professor of Economics, University of Nottingham and University of Milan and CEPR Research Fellow) / Yotam MARGALIT (Associate Professor of Political Economy, Tel Aviv University) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 20, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Are Smaller (Larger) Corporate Headquarters Better?

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OGAWA Ryo (Waseda University) / USHIJIMA Tatsuo (Keio University)

January 20, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Heterogeneous Investor Behaviors and Market Volatility in the Tokyo Stock Exchange

KIMURA Yosuke (University of Tokyo)

January 20, 2017 [Column]

Path to a New Future of Evidence-based Policymaking Paved by a Public Data Platform

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI)

January 19, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Choosing Between Multiple Preferential Tariff Schemes: Evidence from Japan's imports

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Nanzan University)

January 19, 2017 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Early Agglomeration or Late Agglomeration? Two phases of development with spatial sorting

Rikard FORSLID (Stockholm University) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Keio University)

January 19, 2017 ［Public Relations]

RIETI Highlight Vol.63

January 18, 2017 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Theory and Practice in Free Trade

ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

January 17, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

Is Uncertainty Really a Problem?

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 16, 2017 [Recent Activities]

Faculty Fellow KAWAGUCHI Daiji was awarded the 13th Japan Academy Medal

January 16, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

Spread of "Election-endorsed" Protectionism

ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI)

January 12, 2017 [RIETI Report]

Demography and the Japanese Economy

YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Senior Advisor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

January 12, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

The Russian Economy Holds the Key to Success of the Japanese Economy in 2017

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 12, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

A Piece of Evidence of Equal Pay for Equal Work

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

January 12, 2017 [BBL Seminars]

Demography and the Japanese Economy

YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Senior Advisor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, Rissho University)

January 11, 2017 [VoxEU Column]

How firms organise production: Headquarter separation and multi-plant operation

OKUBO Toshihiro (Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Keio University) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

January 10, 2017 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

The Trump Administration: Meaning and formation

YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

January 5, 2017 [Policy Update]

The Uncertain Consequences of Brexit

Richard BALDWIN (President, CEPR / Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva)

January 4, 2017 [Workshops]

Intellectual Property Strategies and Human Resources Development in the Era of IoT, BD, and AI

January 4, 2017 [Workshops]

Exchange Rates and International Currency: Perspective from China and Japan

January 4, 2017 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Policy analysis in a post-truth world

Charles MANSKI (Board of Trustees Professor in Economics, Northwestern University)

December 28, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effects of Japanese Customer Firms' Overseas Outsourcing on Supplier Firms' Performance

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 28, 2016 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

Blind Corner of Public Pension System Reform: What is needed for the evolution of reform debate?

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 28, 2016 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

Future Course of the Trump Administration and U.S. Policy on Global Warming

ARIMA Jun (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 28, 2016 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2017 (January 2017)]

What Must Regional Financial Institutions Do to Take Advantage of Fintech?

YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 27, 2016 [China in Transition]

Why Are So Many Chinese Internet Companies Listed Overseas?
The advantages and disadvantages of the VIE structure

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 27, 2016 [Column]

Cultural Diversification through Employment of Foreign Workers: Benefiting firms and cities

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI)

December 26, 2016 [Authors' Words]

The World Economy: Growth or Stagnation?

Edited by Dale W. JORGENSON, FUKAO Kyoji, and Marcel P. TIMMER

December 26, 2016 [Research Digest]

Shock propagations in granular networks

FUJII Daisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

December 22, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Deflationary Expectation Caused by Future Concerns

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 22, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Trade Agreements and the Prospects for Global Trade

Michele RUTA (Lead Economist, Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank)

December 21, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Industrial Structure in Urban Accounting

OSHIRO Jun (Okinawa University) / SATO Yasuhiro (University of Tokyo)

December 19, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

The glass ceiling in Japan and South Korea

Yoosik YOUM (Professor of Sociology, Yonsei University) / YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

December 16, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Understanding External Technology Sourcing in New Product Development Projects: Bilateral vs. unilateral contracts

KANI Masayo (Tezukayama University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 15, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Corporate Diversification, Employee Bargaining Power, and Wages

USHIJIMA Tatsuo (Keio University)

December 15, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Japan Must Form a Bulwark to Protect Globalization

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 15, 2016 [Column]

Japan Must Form a Bulwark to Protect Globalization

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 14, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

The People's Money: How China is Building a Global Currency

Paola SUBACCHI (Director, International Economics, Chatham House)

December 13, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Industry-Academia Collaborations for Open Innovation in Japan: OECD's latest survey as seen in cases from the United States and Europe

Mario CERVANTES (Senior Economist and Head of TIP Secretariat, Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation)

December 13, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Japan's Long-term Care Insurance after 15 Years: Shall we return to the welfare program system or keep pursuing market mechanisms?

SUZUKI Wataru (Gakushuin University)

December 13, 2016 [Workshops]

Advancing Economic Relationships with Southeast Asia

December 12, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Absorptive Capacity and External Technology Sourcing: Empirical investigation of vertical and horizontal relationships in the research and development process

FUJIKAWA Naoto (University of Tokyo) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 12, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Current Situation and Problems with Local Revitalization: Overview of the survey on the attitudes of local government staffs in charge of industrial development

OGAWA Hikaru (University of Tokyo) / TSUBUKU Masafumi (Nagoya University) / YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 12, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The limitations of randomised controlled trials

Angus DEATON (Senior Scholar and Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Economics Department, Princeton University) / Nancy CARTWRIGHT (Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Diego; Professor of Philosophy, Durham University)

December 8, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Workers' Mental Health and Productivity: Evidence from Japan

KURODA Sachiko (Waseda University) / YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 8, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Does Experience of Wage Cuts Enhance Firm-level Wage Flexibility? Evidence from panel data analysis of Japanese firms

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KURODA Sachiko (Waseda University)

December 8, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Effect of Labor Turnover on Firm Performance among Japanese Firms

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KURODA Sachiko (Waseda University)

December 7, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

The effect of openness on domestic employment volatility? Evidence from Japan

HIGUCHI Yoshio (Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University) / KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Associate Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University)

December 7, 2016 [Workshops]

Challenges towards Clean Technologies and a Hydrogen Society

December 5, 2016 [Column]

Development of Cross-regional Power Grid Infrastructure in the Liberalized Electricity Market

TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 1, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Reversal of regional trade agreements: Consequences of Brexit and Trumpit for the multinational car industry

Keith HEAD (Professor in the Strategy and Business Economics division at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia) / Thierry MAYER (Professor of Economics at Sciences-Po and CEPR Research Fellow)

November 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Wage Gap between Permanent Workers and Fixed-term Workers in Japan

YASUI Kengo (Aoyama Gakuin University) / SANO Shinpei (Chiba University) / KUME Koichi (Recruit Works Institute) / TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Wage Gap between Unlimited-type Regular Workers and Limited-type Regular Workers in Japan

YASUI Kengo (Aoyama Gakuin University) / SANO Shinpei (Chiba University) / KUME Koichi (Recruit Works Institute) / TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Will Abenomics Save Future Generations?

SHIMASAWA Manabu (Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research) / OGURO Kazumasa (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 29, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Contribution of Patent Examination to Making the Patent Scope Consistent with the Invention: Evidence from Japan

OKADA Yoshimi (Hitotsubashi University) / NAITO Yusuke (Hitotsubashi University) / NAGAOKA Sadao (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 29, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Agglomeration economies, productivity, and quality upgrading: Evidence from Japan

SAITO Hisamitsu (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration, Hokkaido University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Associate Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University)

November 24, 2016 [Revision of the International Standard for GDP Compilation and Challenges Ahead]

Part 6: Capturing Domestic Production Activity is the Key to Achieving Greater Accuracy

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 24, 2016 [Revision of the International Standard for GDP Compilation and Challenges Ahead]

Part 5: Introduction of the Concept of "Capital Services"

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 24, 2016 [Revision of the International Standard for GDP Compilation and Challenges Ahead]

Part 4: Greater Accuracy Achieved in Measuring Labor's Share of National Income

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 22, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Shock propagations in granular networks

FUJII Daisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

November 21, 2016 [Revision of the International Standard for GDP Compilation and Challenges Ahead]

Part 3: Defense Equipment to Be Recognized as "Investment" Not as "Consumption"

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 21, 2016 [Revision of the International Standard for GDP Compilation and Challenges Ahead]

Part 2: R&D Expenditures to Be Capitalized

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 21, 2016 [Revision of the International Standard for GDP Compilation and Challenges Ahead]

Part 1: Japan's First Set of National Accounts Data Consistent with the Latest UN Recommendations to Be Released in December 2016

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 21, 2016 [Symposiums]

Enhancing Productivity and Reforming Working Styles

November 21, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Glass Ceilings or Sticky Floors? An analysis of the gender wage gap across the wage distribution in Japan

HARA Hiromi (Japan Women's University)

November 17, 2016 [Symposiums]

Brexit: On the future of the UK and the global economy (Handouts)

November 17, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Washington Perspective on TPP and Trade Policy in the Clinton (Trump?) Administration

Sherman E. KATZ (Senior Advisor, Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC))

November 17, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Changes in wage inequality and structure of wage determination in Japan

HIGUCHI Yoshio (Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University) / KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOKOYAMA Izumi (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Economics and School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University)

November 17, 2016 [RIETI Report]

The global value chain and the competitiveness of Asian countries

KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / OIKAWA Keita (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIOKA Katsuhiro (Shoko Chukin Bank)

November 16, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Changes in wage inequality and structure of wage determination in Japan

HIGUCHI Yoshio (Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University) / KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOKOYAMA Izumi (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Economics and School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University)

November 11, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Abenomics & Inclusive Growth

AOYAGI Chie (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / Giovanni GANELLI (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

November 10, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Transportation and the United States Economy: Implications for governance

Clifford WINSTON (Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution)

November 10, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Testing for Agglomeration Economies and Firm Selection in Spatial Productivity Differences: The case of Japan

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

November 10, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Sequential markets, market power, and arbitrage

ITO Koichiro (Fellow, RIETI) / Mar REGUANT (Assistant Professor, Northwestern University, CEPR Research Affiliate)

November 9, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Can Artificial Intelligence Heal Human Hearts? A randomized controlled trial on the effects of internet cognitive behavioral therapy with artificial intelligence on depression

SO Mirai (Keio University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / TAKEBAYASHI Yoshitake (Fukushima Medical University)

November 7, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

To Stay or Leave? Migration decisions of foreign students in Japan

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI)

November 2, 2016 [Research Digest]

The Impact of a Permanent Income Shock on Consumption: Evidence from Japan's 2014 VAT increase

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 31, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Offshoring, biased technical change and labour demand: New evidence from global value chains

Laurie REIJNDERS (Postdoc, University of Groningen) / Marcel TIMMER (Professor of Economic Growth and Development at the University of Groningen; Director of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC)) / YE Xianjia (PhD candidate, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen)

October 28, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Subsidy Competition, Imperfect Labor Market, and Endogenous Entry of Firms

MORITA Tadashi (Kindai University) / SAWADA Yukiko (Osaka University) / YAMAMOTO Kazuhiro (Osaka University)

October 28, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Daily Gravity

TAKECHI Kazutaka (Hosei University)

October 26, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Pollution and City Size: Can Cities be Too Small?

Rainald BORCK (University of Potsdam) / TABUCHI Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 24, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

How computer automation affects occupations: Technology, jobs, and skills

James BESSEN (Lecturer in Law, Boston University School of Law)

October 21, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Significance of Free Trade: Realizing a greater level of satisfaction throughout society as a whole

ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 20, 2016 [Column]

Uncertainty of Population Forecasts for Municipalities

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

October 20, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Monopoly Rights and Economic Growth: An inverted U-shaped relation

UEDA Kenichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Stijn CLAESSENS (Federal Reserve Board)

October 20, 2016 [Kobayashi-sensei's Economic Research Picks]

Part 15: What Brings About Long-term Changes in Expectations? The mechanisms by which the financial crisis has led to secular stagnation

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow) / Econo-kun (Econo-kun is in his second year of the master's program at a private university, studying hard to become an economist.)

October 19, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

The global value chain and the competitiveness of Asian countries

KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / OIKAWA Keita (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIOKA Katsuhiro (Shoko Chukin Bank)

October 18, 2016 [From IZA]

Do global value chains create jobs?
Impacts of GVCs depend on lead firms, specialization, skills, and institutions

Thomas FAROLE (Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Africa Department)

October 17, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Development of Policy Impact Assessment Model for the Regulatory Reform Policy of Japan's Town Gas Market

KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)

October 17, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Global Energy Outlook

Adam SIEMINSKI (Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration)

October 17, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Japan's Abenomics: Reload, Reset or Relaunch?

Luc EVERAERT (Assistant Director in the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan)

October 17, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Factor Analysis of Depopulation in Kaga City in Ishikawa Prefecture

IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 13, 2016 [Non Technical Summaries]

China's Electronics Exports, the Renminbi, and Exchange Rates in Supply Chain Countries

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 12, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

New Analytical Framework for Global Governance on Transnational Economic Relations

MAMIYA Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KOMETANI Kazumochi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

October 12, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Analysis on the Macroeconomy and Industrial Policies toward Industrial Upgrading in Thailand and Policy Recommendations

FUKUOKA Noriyoshi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / OCHIAI Ryo (Embassy of Japan in Thailand) / TADA Satoshi (Embassy of Japan in Thailand)

October 12, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Industrial Competitiveness of Japan: Utilizing intangible assets is the key to success

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 12, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Survey of Big Data Use and Innovation in Japanese Manufacturing Firms

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 6, 2016 [Symposiums]

Brexit: On the future of the UK and the global economy

October 6, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Financial literacy reduces late-life anxiety

KADOYA Yoshihiko (Associate Professor of Economics, Hiroshima University) / Mostafa Saidur Rahim KHAN (Research assistant, Hiroshima University; Doctoral student, Nagoya University)

October 5, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

More Empirical Analyses Needed to Examine the Impact of the Sharing Economy

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 4, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Economic performance in two dimensions: How Europe beats the US

Thorvaldur GYLFASON (Professor of Economics, University of Iceland; Research Fellow, CESifo and CEPR Research Fellow)

October 3, 2016 [Policy Update]

Direction Pointed to by the Rising Marshallian k: Revitalizing the Japanese economy from the perspective of the money supply

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

October 3, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What Types of Firms Relocate Their Headquarters and Why? Analyzing the effects of the dual corporate tax system

NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)

October 3, 2016 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Reform of the Japanese Employment System for Revitalizing Workers and the Economy

Written by TSURU Kotaro

September 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Can We Diagnose Depression by Voices in Japanese?

SO Mirai (Keio University) / TAKEBAYASHI Yoshitake (Fukushima Medical University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMOJI Takaaki (Smart Medical, Inc.)

September 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Demographics and Tax Competition in Political Economy

MORITA Tadashi (Kindai University) / SATO Yasuhiro (University of Tokyo) / YAMAMOTO Kazuhiro (Osaka University)

September 30, 2016 [China in Transition]

How is the Midpoint Rate of the Yuan against the U.S. Dollar Determined?
"Closing rate on the preceding day + currency basket-based adjustment" rule starting to take root

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 30, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Development and Application of Regional Employment IO Model

NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute

CHEN Cheng (University of Hong Kong) / SENGA Tatsuro (Queen Mary University of London) / SUN Chang (Princeton University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

September 29, 2016 [Women’s Empowerment and Its Economic Impact]

Part 6: Necessity to Transform Corporate Culture at the Same Time

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 29, 2016 [Women’s Empowerment and Its Economic Impact]

Part 5: Positive Correlation between the Ratio of Female Employees and the Company's Business Performance

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 29, 2016 [Women’s Empowerment and Its Economic Impact]

Part 4: Increase of Potential GDP from Women's Labor Force Participation

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 29, 2016 [Women’s Empowerment and Its Economic Impact]

Part 3: Emphasis on the Reform of Working Styles and the Employment Policy

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 29, 2016 [Women’s Empowerment and Its Economic Impact]

Part 2: Japan Currently at the Lowest Level among Industrialized Nations

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 29, 2016 [Women’s Empowerment and Its Economic Impact]

Part 1: Using Diversified Human Resources for an Added Competitive Edge

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 28, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

She Is the Answer - IMF's work on gender issues and promoting womenomics in Japan

Kalpana KOCHHAR (Director of Human Resource Department of the IMF)

September 28, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Global Value Chains

Dale W. JORGENSON (Samuel W. Morris University Professor, Harvard University)

September 27, 2016 [Column]

Are Periodic Health Checks Effective in Extending Longevity and Reducing Medical Expenditures?

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

September 27, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Stagnating median incomes despite economic growth: Explaining the divergence in 27 OECD countries

Brian NOLAN (Professor of Social Policy and Director of Employment, Equity, and Growth Programme, Institute for New Economic Thinking; Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford) / Max ROSER (Programme Director, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford) / Stefan THEWISSEN (Postdoctoral Research Officer, Institute for New Economic Thinking)

September 26, 2016 [Symposiums]

Global Energy Outlook

September 21, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Big Data—Key to the 4th Industrial Revolution

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 20, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Do Psychological Interventions for Better Mental Health Lead to Higher Expectations on Future Income and Living Conditions?

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / GOTO Yasuo (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SO Mirai (Keio University) / NOGUCHI Remi (Chiba University) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)

September 20, 2016 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

The Economy of Intangibles: Intangible Investment and Productivity Improvements in Japan

Edited by MIYAGAWA Tsutomu, ASABA Shigeru, HOSONO Kaoru

September 16, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

On the Effects of Employers' Work-Life Balance Policy and Restricted Regular Employment Policy on Gender Wage Gap

YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

September 16, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2016—Japanese Trade Policy in the Opacity of the Global Economy

OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 14, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Murky Economic Outlook as Identified in Newspaper Articles

ITO Arata (Fellow, RIETI)

September 14, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Global Sourcing in the Wake of Disaster: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake

ZHU Lianming (Waseda University) / ITO Koji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 14, 2016 [Column]

Murky Economic Outlook as Identified in Newspaper Articles

ITO Arata (Fellow, RIETI)

September 14, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Can the European Union Survive? Economic and financial integration must be accelerated

UEDA Kenichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 13, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Toward a Service-Oriented Country—From the Perspective of the Globalization of the Economy

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

September 13, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

China's Electronics Exports, the Renminbi, and Exchange Rates in Supply Chain Countries

THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

September 9, 2016 [Column]

What Should Japan Do with Nuclear Power, Renewables, and Electricity Conservation?

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 9, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Multinationals, Intrafirm Trade, and Employment Volatility

HIGUCHI Yoshio (Keio University) / KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University/KU Leuven)

September 8, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effects of Diversity in Innovation: The moderating role of universal-diverse leaders

SUZUKI Satoko (Kyoto University) / TAKEMURA Kosuke (Shiga University)

September 7, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Conflict between State Aid Regulation and Foreign Investment Protection

TAMADA Dai (Kobe University)

September 6, 2016 [Non Technical Summaries]

Trade and Labor Market Dynamics

Lorenzo CALIENDO (Yale University) / Maximiliano DVORKIN (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) / Fernando PARRO (Federal Reserve Board)

September 6, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Structural reforms in difficult times: The priorities

Aida CALDERA (Senior Economist in the Economics Department, OECD) / Alain de SERRES (Head of Structural Policies Surveillance Division, OECD) / YASHIRO Naomitsu (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

September 5, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

E15 Initiative Report Launch

Ricardo MELENDEZ-ORTIZ (The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)) / Sean DOHERTY (Head of International Trade & Investment, World Economic Forum (WEF)) / Jonathan FRIED (Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the World Trade Organization (WTO))

September 2, 2016 ［Public Relations]

RIETI Annual Report 2015

September 2, 2016 [Policy Update]

Japanese companies need to get women on board

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

August 29, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Law and Economics on Market Quality

YANO Makoto (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI)

August 29, 2016 [Other Publications (Japanese)]

TPP Will Vitalize Japanese Agriculture

Written by YAMASHITA Kazuhito

August 25, 2016 ［About RIETI]

Message from the Chairman

August 25, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Law and Economics on Market Quality

YANO Makoto (President and Chief Research Officer(CRO), RIETI / Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

August 24, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Examining the Relationship between Trust and Psychological Variables: Do psychological interventions enhance trust?

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / NOGUCHI Remi (Chiba University) / SO Mirai (Keio University) / YAMAGUCHI Sosei (National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)

August 24, 2016 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

The Japanese Economy and the Energy Supply following the Nuclear Power Accident: Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake

Written by MANAGI Shunsuke

August 24, 2016 [Column]

Social Challenges of Automated Driving: From the development of AI technology to the development of relevant rules

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 23, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

After 20 Years of Debate on Fiscal Policy, Japan is Back to Where it Started

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 23, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Exports and Foreign Sales of Multinational Firms: Analysis of simultaneous equations

ITO Koji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ZHU Lianming (Waseda University) / YUKIMOTO Tadashi (Kyoto University)

August 23, 2016 [Symposiums]

Future Global Trade Regime & Investment Seminar (Handouts)

August 22, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Secular stagnation in the open economies: How it spreads, how it can be cured

Gauti EGGERTSSON (Professor of Economics, Brown University) / Lawrence SUMMERS (President Emeritus, Harvard University)

August 19, 2016 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Trade Costs (Summary)

August 19, 2016 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Trade Costs (Handouts)

August 19, 2016 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Trade Costs

August 18, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

The Changing Landscape of Trade Negotiations

Alan V. DEARDORFF (John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics & Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan)

August 15, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Illusion of General Equilibrium

ARATA Yoshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI)

August 15, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Agglomeration Economies, Productivity, and Quality Upgrading

SAITO Hisamitsu (Hokkaido University) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University/KU Leuven)

August 12, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Dynamics of Integration in East Asian Equity Markets

KOMATSUBARA Tadaaki (Ibbotson Associates Japan, Inc.) / OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI) / TATSUMI Ken-ichi (Gakushuin University)

August 4, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

An econophysics perspective of trade liberalisation

IKEDA Yuichi (Professor of Physics, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University) / AOYAMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IYETOMI Hiroshi (Professor of mathematics, Niigata University) / MIZUNO Takayuki (Associate Professor of Informatics, National Institute of Informatics and SOKENDAI) / OHNISHI Takaaki (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo) / SAKAMOTO Yohei (Ph.D. candidate in Theoretical Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University) / WATANABE Tsutomu (Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo)

August 3, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Identifying and Decomposing Peer Effects on Participation Decisions Using a Randomized Controlled Trial

SHIMAMOTO Daichi (Waseda University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Yu Ri KIM (University of Tokyo) / Petr MATOUS (University of Sydney)

August 3, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Endogenous Fluctuations and Social Welfare under Credit Constraints and Heterogeneous Beliefs

Maurizio MOTOLESE (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

August 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

What Happened to Wage Inequality in Japan during the Last 25 Years? Evidence from the FFL decomposition method

YOKOYAMA Izumi (Hitotsubashi University) / KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Global Value Chain and the Competitiveness of Asian Countries

KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / OIKAWA Keita (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIOKA Katsuhiro (Shoko Chukin Bank)

August 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

An Asymmetric Melitz Model of Trade and Growth

NAITO Takumi (Waseda University)

August 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Are Seminars on Export Promotion Effective? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

Yu Ri KIM (University of Tokyo) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMAMOTO Daichi (Waseda University) / Petr MATOUS (University of Sydney)

August 1, 2016 [Column]

An Economic Perspective of Mental Health Problems

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 29, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Japanese industrial cluster policy and inter-firm transaction networks

OKUBO Toshihiro (Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Keio University) / OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 27, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Corporate Governance: The role of institutional investors will become crucial

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 25, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Inbound Tourism Boom and Beyond: Travelers exploring everyday life in Japan

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

July 25, 2016 [Column]

Inbound Tourism Boom and Beyond: Travelers exploring everyday life in Japan

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

July 22, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Japanese Firms' International Competitiveness in the Electrical Machinery Industry in Decline: Further cost reduction and productivity boost are essential

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Associate Professor, Senshu University)

July 21, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

When Do We Start? Pension reform in aging Japan

KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 21, 2016 [China in Transition]

Dramatic Shift in Global Economic Power due to the Rise of China: Focusing on international comparisons of GDP

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

July 20, 2016 [China in Transition]

Shenzhen Emerging as China's Leading Innovation Hub: Private-sector companies as the driving force

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

July 19, 2016 [Non Technical Summaries]

Understanding the Flow of Electronic Parts and Components in East Asia

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

July 19, 2016 [From IZA]

Effects of entering adulthood during a recession
Recent declines in youth employment, net worth, and family formation could permanently affect financial well-being

Lisa DETTLING (Economist, U.S. Federal Reserve Board)

July 15, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Growing knowledge-intensive business services and regional disparity

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President)

July 14, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Parenting Methods, Sense of Ethics, Happiness Quotient, and Income Creation:Empirical research in Japan

NISHIMURA Kazuo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAGI Tadashi (Doshisha University)

July 12, 2016 [Symposiums]

Key Points of White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2016

July 12, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

On the financial market consequences of Brexit

Jon DANIELSSON (Director of the ESRC funded Systemic Risk Centre, London School of Economics) / Robert MACRAE / Jean-Pierre ZIGRAND (Associate Professor of Finance and Director of the Systemic Risk Centre, LSE)

July 11, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Perfecting China, Inc.: China's Unambitious 13th Five-Year Plan

Scott KENNEDY (Deputy Director, Freeman Chair in China Studies, and Director, Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS))

July 11, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Roles of Japan's local public technology centres in SME innovation

FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University) / GOTO Akira (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo)

July 7, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Trade invoicing in major currencies in the 1970s-1990s: Lessons for renminbi internationalisation

ITO Hiroyuki (Professor of Economics, Portland State University) / KAWAI Masahiro (Project Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo)

July 5, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

A Look at the Recent State of Corporate Governance in Japan

Colin MAYER (Said Business School, Oxford University, as interviewee) / MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University, as interviewer)

July 4, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Can Financial Literacy Reduce Anxiety about Life in Old Age?

KADOYA Yoshihiko (Hiroshima University) / Mostafa Saidur Rahim KHAN (Nagoya University)

July 4, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Part-time Wage Gap: What is the real problem?

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 4, 2016 [Symposiums]

E15 Initiative Report Launch

July 1, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Germany's Driving Force of Domestic Affairs and the State Aim

IWAOMTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

July 1, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

SME Global Development: Comparing Germany with Japan

IWAOMTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

July 1, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Servitisation and manufacturing firms without factories in Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President)

June 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Measures to Promote Green Cars: Evaluation at the car variant level

KITANO Taiju (Aoyama Gakuin University)

June 30, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Willingness to Pay for Clean Air: Evidence from the air purifier markets in China

ITO Koichiro (Fellow, RIETI) / ZHANG Shuang (University of Colorado, Boulder)

June 30, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Can Japan's Long Work Hours be Corrected? Adopting regulations to cap total work hours

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 29, 2016 [Non Technical Summaries]

Investigating the Effect of U.S. Monetary Policy Normalization on the ASEAN-4 Economies

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

June 29, 2016 [Symposiums]

Symposium on Intellectual Property Strategies in the Era of IoT, BD, and AI－Protecting, sharing, and utilizing data and know-how－

June 29, 2016 [Policy Update]

Making the most of Japan's tourism boom

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

June 28, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

East Asian economies and financial globalisation in the post-crisis world

Joshua AIZENMAN (Dockson Chair in Economics and International Relations, USC / Research Associate, NBER) / ITO Hiroyuki (Professor of Economics, Portland State University)

June 28, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Modularity in New Market Formation

Ronald Allen SANCHEZ (Professor of Management, Department of Innovation and Organizational Economics, Copenhagen Business School)

June 28, 2016 [Symposiums]

Future Global Trade Regime & Investment Seminar

June 28, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Making the Eurozone more resilient: What is needed now and what can wait?

Resiliency Authors

June 27, 2016 [Symposiums]

Corporate Governance Reform and Japanese Business Growth

June 23, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Employee Stock Ownership Work? Evidence from publicly-traded firms in Japan

KATO Takao (Colgate University) / MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / OWAN Hideo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

June 22, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Lessons from the 2014 Consumption Tax Rate Increase: The decision-making process is more important than the timing of implementation

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 22, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Understanding the Flow of Electronic Parts and Components in East Asia

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

June 20, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Estimating the harm Japan's next VAT rate increase will inflict on the economy

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / David CASHIN (Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors)

June 20, 2016 [Column]

Evidence of "Evidence-based Policymaking"

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

June 20, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Estimating the harm Japan's next VAT rate increase will inflict on the economy

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / David CASHIN (Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors)

June 16, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Policy Uncertainty and Economic Activity

ITO Arata (Fellow, RIETI)

June 15, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Utilization of Female and Foreign Employees among Japanese Firms: An empirical analysis using firm panel data

TAKAMURA Shizuka (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

June 13, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Structural Change and Institutional Design of the Coal Industry in China

MENG Jianjun (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

June 9, 2016 [China in Transition]

Chinese Economy Bottoming Out: Improvement in macroeconomic indicators in March worth noting

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

June 9, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Why European women are saying no to having (more) babies

Matthias DOEPKE (Professor of Economics, Northwestern University; Research Affiliate, CEPR) / Fabian KINDERMANN (Assistant Professor, University of Bonn)

June 8, 2016 [Symposiums]

Energy Prices, Exchange Rates, and the International Economic Order

June 8, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Artificial intelligence and employment

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President)

June 6, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Policies for Improving Productivity in Service Industries: Taking advantage of innovation and information technology to achieve higher capacity utilization

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

June 2, 2016 [Non Technical Summaries]

The Regional Spillover Effects of the Tohoku Earthquake

Robert DEKLE (University of Southern California) / Eunpyo HONG (University of Southern California) / Wei XIE (University of Southern California)

June 1, 2016 [Non Technical Summaries]

Two-sided Heterogeneity and Trade

Andrew B. BERNARD (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth) / Andreas MOXNES (University of Oslo) / Karen Helene ULLTVEIT-MOE (University of Oslo)

May 31, 2016 [Authors' Words]

Toward a Service-oriented Country: Opening a new frontier of the mature economy

Written by MORIKAWA Masayuki

May 30, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Does a Widening Income Gap Have an Adverse Effect on Growth?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 27, 2016 [Column]

Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration as an Open Innovation Initiative for Regional Revitalization

TOMITA Hideaki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 25, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Japanese Government's Initiative for Standards and Certifications in the 1980s-2000s: Economic growth as a policy goal and improvement of product value

KAWAMURA Satoshi (Research Associate, RIETI)

May 24, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Industrial Cluster Policy and Transaction Networks: Evidence from firm-level data in Japan

OKUBO Toshihiro (Keio University) / OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 23, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Private news and monetary policy: Forward guidance (or the expected virtue of ignorance)

FUJIWARA Ippei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / WAKI Yuichiro (Lecturer, School of Economics, University of Queensland)

May 18, 2016 [RIETI Report]

RIETI Policy Symposium "Frontier of Inter-firm Network Analysis: Power of network and geographical friction"

May 18, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Investigating the Effect of U.S. Monetary Policy Normalization on the ASEAN-4 Economies

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 18, 2016 [Workshops]

Geography, Inter-firm Networks, and International Trade

May 16, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Shock transmission through the global banking network

Galina HALE (Research Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) / Tümer KAPAN (Portfolio Risk Manager, Fannie Mae) / Camelia MINOIU (Senior Economist, IMF)

May 12, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Monetary Policy Transmission through the Interest Rate and Exchange Rate Channel
Not Making an Impact Big Enough to Raise the Inflation Rate to 2%

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 11, 2016 [Symposiums]

Frontier of Inter-firm Network Analysis: Power of network and geographical friction (Summary)

May 10, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Dynamical Linkage among Economic Conditions, Exchange Rates, and Prices

KICHIKAWA Yuichi (Niigata University) / IYETOMI Hiroshi (Niigata University) / AOYAMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 9, 2016 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

History of the Policies of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

Written by KIKKAWA Takeo, TAKEDA Haruhito

May 9, 2016 [Policy Update]

Exports, Exchange Rates, and the Return on China's Investments

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 6, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Association among Socioeconomic Status, Health and Function-related Variables, and Onset of Depression in the Case of Middle-aged and Older People in Japan

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 6, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

New products during bad times

Andrew B. BERNARD (Jack Byrne Professor of International Economics at Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Keio University)

May 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Indirect Exports and Wholesalers: Evidence from interfirm transaction network data

FUJII Daisuke (Fellow, RIETI) / ONO Yukako (Keio University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Foreign Tourists and Productivity of the Accommodation Industry: An empirical analysis using micro data

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

May 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

China's Industrial and Trade Policies and Economic Growth

ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

May 2, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Location and Productivity of Knowledge- and Information-intensive Business Services

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

May 2, 2016 [Column]

What Will the Failure of the Doha Oil Talks Bring?

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

April 28, 2016 [China in Transition]

Soaring Housing Prices: Is this good or bad for China?

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

April 27, 2016 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Married Women's Attitudes toward Gender Role and Work and Their Influence on Children: Analysis of 2014 "Empowerment of Women" data

HONDA Yuki (University of Tokyo)

April 25, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Costs of policy uncertainty and delaying reform: The case of ageing Japan

KITAO Sagiri (Professor, Department of Economics, Keio University)

April 22, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

How Uncertain Are Economic Policies? Evidence from a survey on Japanese firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

April 22, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Business and Employment: Evidence from a survey on Japanese firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

April 22, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Challenges Posed by the Full Liberalization of the Electricity Market: Complete unbundling of power generation and grid operations is crucial

ITO Koichiro (Fellow, RIETI)

April 21, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Factoryless Goods Producers in Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

April 21, 2016 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Toward a Service-oriented Country: Opening a new frontier of the mature economy

Written by MORIKAWA Masayuki

April 20, 2016 [RIETI Report]

Uncertainty over business conditions and investment: Evidence from Japanese firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

April 20, 2016 [Symposiums]

Moving the Japanese Economy onto a New Growth Path: Evidence-based grand design

April 20, 2016 [From IZA]

Do in-work benefits work for low-skilled workers?
To boost the employment rate of the low-skilled trapped in inactivity is it sufficient to supplement their earnings?

Bruno Van der LINDEN (National Fund for Scientific Research, and Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and IZA)

April 19, 2016 [VoxEU Column]

Uncertainty over business conditions and investment: Evidence from Japanese firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President)

April 18, 2016 [Symposiums]

Diversity Management and Work Life Balance

April 15, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Foreign Tourists and Capacity Utilization in the Accommodation Industry

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)

April 14, 2016 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Diversity in the Workplace: Evidence from Japan

KATO Takao (Colgate University) / KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

April 13, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Jokowi's Economic Policy: What will it take to reach sustainable development?

Fauziah ZEN (Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))

April 12, 2016 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Challenges Posed by the Full Liberalization of the Electricity Market: Japan must find ways to ensure a stable power supply

OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 8, 2016 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Technology at work: How the digital revolution is reshaping the global workforce

Carl Benedikt FREY (Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Technology and Employment, Oxford Martin School; Economics Associate, Nuffield College) / Ebrahim RAHBARI (Director in the Global Economics Team, Citigroup Research)

April 6, 2016 [Authors' Words]

Sustainable Growth of the Japanese Economy: Evidence-Based Policy Recommendations

Edited by FUJITA Masahisa

April 5, 2016 [Workshops]

How the United States selects its presidents

April 5, 2016 [BBL Seminars]

Key Issues in the Measurement of Service Sector Output and Productivity—An incomplete account

Paul SCHREYER (Deputy Director, Statistics Directorate, OECD)

April 5, 2016 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Standardization Affect Science Linkage? Implications for society and organizational management: Evidence from artificial intelligence-related technology

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / IWAMI Shino (University of Tokyo) / SAKATA Ichiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)