What's New (FY2019)

Papers

March 31, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

(Tentative) Proposal of Classification Items for Support Support Services for the IP Support Desk, which Could Be the Basis of EBPM in Measures Supporting Intellectual Property Utilization by SMEs

KOBAYASHI Toru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 31, 2020 [VoxEU Column]

Cross-border data transfers under new regulations: Findings from a survey of Japanese firms

TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / Byeongwoo KANG (Associate Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

March 31, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Role of Granularity in the Variance and Tail Probability of Aggregate Output

Yoshiyuki ARATA (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 30, 2020 [VoxEU Column]

Outside directors, firm behaviour, and performance: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

March 30, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Rapidly identifying workers who are immune to COVID-19 and virus-free is a priority for restarting the economy

Mathias DEWATRIPONT (Professor of Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ECARES and Solvay Brussels School) and Co-Director, I3h) / Michel GOLDMAN (Professor of Medical Immunology and Co-Director, I3h Institute, Université libre de Bruxelles) / Eric MURAILLE (FNRS Senior Research Associate, Laboratory of Parasitology, Université libre de Bruxelles) / Jean-Philippe PLATTEAU (Active Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Namur)

Articles

March 27, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Brexit uncertainty has fallen since the UK general election

Nicholas BLOOM (Professor of Economics at Stanford University) / Philip BUNN (Senior Technical Advisor in the Structural Economics Division, Bank of England) / Scarlet CHEN (PhD Candidate in Economics, Stanford University) / Paul MIZEN (Professor of Monetary Economics and Director of the Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics) / Pawel SMIETANKA (Research Economist, Bank of England)

Papers

March 27, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Analysis of the Public Sector Wage Premium in Japan-Evidence from PIAAC Cognitive Skill Data-

ARAKI Shota (Fellow (Adjunct), RIETI)

Papers

March 26, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.32] United States – Conditional Tax Incentives for Large Civil Aircraft (DS487): Development of interpretation related to subsidies contingent upon the use of domestic over imported goods

KAWASHIMA Fujio (Kobe University)

Papers

March 26, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Intra-firm Trade, Input-output Linkage, and Contractual Frictions: Evidence from Japanese affiliate-level data

MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 26, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Future Forecasts of the Impact of AI on Employment in Japan and Policy Proposals

IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed))

Papers

March 25, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Non-traditional Monetary Policy and the Future of the Financial Industries

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 25, 2020 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Activist Shareholders and Companies: Improving the Effectiveness of Management Reform

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SUZUKI Kazunori (Professor, Waseda University)

Papers

March 24, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Analyses of Trade Policy Preferences Based on Individual-level Data : Summary of Research Results from a RIETI Survey of 10,000 Individuals

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

Papers

March 24, 2020 [Non Technical Summaries]

Weathering Safe Haven Capital Flows: Evidence from the Japanese Transportation Equipment Industry

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Publications

March 24, 2020 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Japanese Economy : Sustained Growth under a Transforming Economy and Society

Edited by YANO Makoto

Papers

March 24, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Weathering Safe Haven Capital Flows: Evidence from the Japanese Transportation Equipment Industry

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 24, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effects of Negative and Positive Information on Attitudes toward Immigration

IGARASHI Akira (Rikkyo University) / ONO Yoshikuni (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 23, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Analyzing the Online Advertising Market from the Perspective of Competition Policy

KAWAHAMA Noboru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TAKEDA Kuninobu (Osaka University)

Articles

March 19, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Policy-Making for a Better Society

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 19, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

To What Degree does Policy Uncertainty Affect Foreign Direct Investment? Micro-evidence from Japan's International Investment Agreements

INADA Mitsuo (Miyazaki Municipal University) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 17, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Trade from space: Shipping networks and the global implications of local shocks

Inga HEILAND (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Oslo) / Andreas MOXNES (Professor of Economics, University of Oslo & Princeton University) / Karen Helene ULLTVEIT-MOE (Professor of International Economics, University of Oslo; and CEPR Research Fellow) / Yuan ZI (Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Oslo)

Articles

March 17, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Will the 2020 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Be Met?

ISHIZAKI Takashi (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Events

March 17, 2020 [Symposiums]

Next Blockchain: Creation of a new ecosystem for future industries (Summary)

Articles

March 16, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

The Ideal Industrial Promotion in a (Super-aged) High-Death-Rate Society

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 16, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Sudden Rise in Crude Oil Price Could Become Japanese Economy’s Achilles Heel

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 16, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Use of AI, Work Style Reform, and Productivity: Evidence from an Individual-Level Survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

March 13, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Commuting Zones in Japan

ADACHI Daisuke (Yale University) / FUKAI Taiyo (University of Tokyo) / KAWAGUCHI Daiji (University of Tokyo and IZA) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 13, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Elderly Care Supply Systems and Services which Decrease Elderly Care Requirements

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIDA Ryo (Policy Research Institute Ministry of Finance Japan) / YASUOKA Masaya (Kwansei Gakuin University)

Papers

March 13, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Labor Force Participation of Married Female Immigrants: Evidence from a Low Female-LFPR Host Country

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI) / HAGIWARA Risa (Meikai university)

Papers

March 13, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Consumers' Reaction to the Consumption Tax Hike and Related Policies: Evidence from a Survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

March 13, 2020 [From IZA]

Coronavirus and the labor market

Daniel S. HAMERMESH (Barnard College and IZA)

Papers

March 13, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.31] Russia – Measures concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512): Ambit of National Security Exception in GATT XXI

KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 13, 2020 [China in Transition]

Can China Reform State-Owned Enterprises without Privatization?
—Creation of a Fair and Competitive Market Environment as the Second-Best Option

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 13, 2020 [China in Transition]

Development of Private Enterprises in China Entering a Difficult Phase
—Urgent Need to Create a Fair and Competitive Environment

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 11, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Business Feasibility Evaluation and Risk of Natural Disaster: Establishment of the Small and Medium Enterprise Strengthening Act and Expectations for Regional Financial Institutions

YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 10, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Political-Economy Trilemma

Joshua AIZENMAN (University of Southern California and NBER) / ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 10, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Who is Free from Hypertension, Diabetes and Dyslipidemia in the Middle-aged and Elderly Population of Japan? : Verification through a Longitudinal Survey of Middle-aged and Elderly People

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / IKARI Hiroshi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

March 10, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

FDI, Ownership Structure, and Productivity

ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / TANAKA Ayumu (Research Associate, RIETI)

Papers

March 9, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Early Evacuation Promotion Nudges for Heavy Rain Disasters

OHTAKE Fumio (Osaka University) / SAKATA Kiriko (Hiroshima University) / MATSUO Yuta (Osaka Univeristy)

Publications

March 9, 2020 [Other Publications (English)]

Economics in the time of COVID-19

Written by Richard BALDWIN, Beatrice WEDER di MAURO

Articles

March 9, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Making 2020 a Turning Point for Reform - Toward Integrated Social Security and Tax Reform Version 2.0 -

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 6, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Greater Accumulation and Dissemination of Evidence towards Health Tourism Promotion Involving Hot Springs Is Necessary

SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Events

March 6, 2020 [Symposiums]

The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Japan's Economic Outlook

Papers

March 6, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Disparity in High School Enrollment between Native and Immigrant Children in Japan

HAGIWARA Risa (Meikai university) / LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

March 6, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The changing nature of work in the US

Enghin ATALAY (Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia) / Phai PHONGTHIENGTHAM (Senior Data Scientist, IBM) / Sebastian SOTELO (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan) / Daniel TANNENBAUM (Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska)

Papers

March 5, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Digitalization and New Product Development in Manufacturing SMEs: A Comparative Study of Germany and Japan

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Christian RAMMER (ZEW)

Papers

March 5, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What Japanese Tourism Amenities are Most Influential in Terms of Demand from Inbound Tourists?

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takashi (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Papers

March 3, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Data Sharing and Revenue Distribution Rule

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIDA Ryo (Policy Research Institute Ministry of Finance Japan) / YASUOKA Masaya (Kwansei Gakuin University)

Articles

March 2, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Cascading trade protection: Evidence from the US

Aksel ERBAHAR (Assistant Professor, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam) / Yuan ZI (Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Oslo)

Papers

March 2, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Current Situation and Issues in Utilization of Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals in Kyushu

MARUYA Toyojiro (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO)/ KUMON Takashi (Asia University)/ HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

February 28, 2020 [RIETI Report]

The accuracy of long-term growth forecasts by economics researchers

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

February 27, 2020 [Non Technical Summaries]

China's Exports in a Protectionist World

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / Nimesh SALIKE (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) / CHEN Chen (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

Papers

February 27, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Japanese Inter-prefectural Input-Output Table: Construction Method and Main Results for 2005

ARAI Sonoe (Statistical Specialist, RIETI)

Papers

February 27, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Competitive Neutrality of State-owned Enterprises in China's Steel Industry: Causal Inference on the Impacts of Subsidies

WATANABE Mariko (Gakushuin University)

Papers

February 25, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Regulation of Data Localization Measures in WTO Law

TOJO Yoshizumi (Rikkyo University)

Papers

February 25, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Foreign Direct Investment and International R&D Collaborations in Japanese Multinational Enterprises

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

February 21, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Imports, Exports, and the Impact of Mergers on Domestic Markets: A Case Study from Japan's Copper Tube Industry

NAKAMURA Tsuyoshi (Tokyo Keizai University) / OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

February 21, 2020 [Symposiums]

Corporate Governance for Global Companies: Toward an increase in corporate value (Summary)

Events

February 21, 2020 [BBL Seminars]

Can Big Data Change Official Statistics: Learning from advanced overseas cases

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

February 20, 2020 [Non Technical Summaries]

Choice of Invoice Currency and Exchange Rate Risk Management: 2018 Questionnaire Survey of Japanese Overseas Subsidiaries

ITO Takatoshi (Columbia University / National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) / KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Chuo University) / SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University) / Shimizu Junko (Gakushuin University) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Chuo University)

Papers

February 20, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Multinational Production and Labor Share

ADACHI Daisuke (Yale University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

February 19, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Economic Analysis of Market Expansion Re-pricing: Impact on Government Price Control of Antihypertensive Pharmaceuticals

NISHIKAWA Kohei (Setsunan University) / OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

February 18, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Role of Business Groups in Creating New, Innovative Firms: Evidence from Partially Owned Firms in Japan

KIM YoungGak (Senshu University) / NAGAOKA Sadao (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

February 18, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Macroeconomic frameworks

Alan AUERBACH (Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law, University of California, Berkeley) / Yuriy GORODNICHENKO (Quantedge Presidential Professor, Department of Economics, University of California – Berkeley) / Daniel MURPHY (Assistant Professor, University of Virginia Darden School Of Business)

Papers

February 17, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

China's Exports in a Protectionist World

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / CHEN Chen (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) / Nimesh SALIKE (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

Events

February 17, 2020 [Symposiums]

The Future of Mobility as Seen by Aftermarket Parts Makers

Papers

February 17, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Science and Technology Co-evolution in AI: Empirical Understanding through a Linked Dataset of Scientific Articles and Patents

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

February 17, 2020 [Symposiums]

Considering the Shape of this Country: Reflection and discussions on parliamentary democracy in Japan and the UK

Papers

February 14, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Economic Black Holes and Labor Singularities in the Presence of Self-replicating Artificial Intelligence

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI) / FURUKAWA Yuichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

February 14, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

How Can Measurement of Benchmark Production Systems be Improved? – The Structure of Secondary Products by Main Activity based on the Survey on Diversification of Sales in Japan

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

February 14, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Wholesale and Retail Service Price Indices in Japan: Retrospective Measurement from 1955

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

February 13, 2020 [Symposiums]

Is Globalism at a Turning Point?

Articles

February 13, 2020 [VoxEU Column]

The accuracy of long-term growth forecasts by economics researchers

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

February 7, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Life and Work Satisfaction and the Ability to Change Behavior—An Empirical Study in Japan

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

Papers

February 6, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does It Matter Where You Invest? The Impact of FDI on Domestic Job Creation and Destruction

NI Bin (Hosei University) / KATO Hayato (Osaka University) / LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

February 6, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Banks do not create money out of thin air

Pontus RENDAHL (Reader, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge) / Lukas B. FREUND (PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Cambridge)

Events

February 4, 2020 [Symposiums]

Asian Integration and the Global Economy: Economics of geopolitics (Summary)

Events

February 3, 2020 [Symposiums]

Energy and Sustainability

Papers

January 31, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of Export Promotion with Matchmaking on Exports and Service Outsourcing
(Previous title) Do Trade Fairs Promote Export?*

MAKIOKA Ryo (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

January 31, 2020 [China in Transition]

Promoting Opening-Up Policy against Headwinds
— Can a Reversal of Globalization be Avoided?

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

January 30, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Industrial Agglomeration and Proliferation of Startup Firms in the Kyushu Region

HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OKANO Hideyuki (Kyushu Economic Research Center) / OSAJIMA Shuzo (Kyushu Economic Federation)

Articles

January 30, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Economic causes of populism: Important, marginally important, or important on the margin

Yotam MARGALIT (Professor, Department of Political Science, Tel Aviv University)

Papers

January 30, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Impact of R&D Activities on Pricing Behaviors with Product Turnover

HARA Yasushi (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales / Hitotsubashi University) / TONOGI Akiyuki (Toyo University) / TONOGI Konomi (Rissho University)

Articles

January 30, 2020 [RIETI Report]

Using Nudge as Entry Points for EBPM!

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

January 29, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Structural Changes in Japanese SMEs: Business Dynamism in Aging Society and Inter-Firm Transaction Network

Gee Hee HONG (International Monetary Fund) / ITO Arata (Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / Thi-Ngoc Anh NGUYEN (International Monetary Fund)

Articles

January 28, 2020 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

What Should Japan’s Economic and Fiscal Policy Be?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

January 28, 2020 [Column]

Using Nudge as Entry Points for EBPM!

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

January 27, 2020 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Crisis Management Plans as Tools for Safeguarding Confidence in Public Finance

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

January 27, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Results and discussion of "Survey on SME preparations for natural disasters and support by regional financial institutions"

YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OGAWA Hikaru (University of Tokyo) / YANAGIHARA Mitsuyoshi (Nagoya University) / HARIMAYA Kozo (Ritsumeikan University) / TSUBUKU Masafumi (Daito Bunka University) / OZAKI Yasufumi (Kushiro Public University) / AIZAWA Tomoko (Nihon University) / UMINO Shingo (Kagawa University) / ASAI Yoshihiro (Meiji University) / HASHIMOTO Norihiro (Kobe University)

Articles

January 24, 2020 [Column]

Survey on Standardization Activities and New Standardization Policies

TAMURA Suguru (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

January 24, 2020 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Contributions of Corporate Basic Research and Research Collaboration with Academia to Innovation and Spillover Performance in Japan

NAGAOKA Sadao (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / EDAMURA Kazuma (Kanagawa University) / ONISHI Koichiro (Waseda University) / TSUKADA Naotoshi (University of Niigata Prefecture) / NAITO Yusuke (Artificial Life Laboratory, Inc.) / KADOWAKI Ryo (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

January 24, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Linkage of Patent and Design Right Data: Analysis of Industrial Design Activities in Companies at the Creator Level

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

Articles

January 23, 2020 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Market forces Helped Japan Trump America

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Events

January 21, 2020 [Symposiums]

Critical Ideas in Confronting the Revolutionary Era of 5G & DX Technologies

Papers

January 21, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Differences between Wholesalers in Services and Trade Characteristics, and the Regional Characteristics of Export Profits: Analyzing the Results of Questionnaires

MORITA Manabu (Osaka University of Commerce) / ISHIKAWA Yoshifumi (Nanzan University) / NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

January 21, 2020 [Symposiums]

To Advance Evidence-Based Policymaking

Articles

January 16, 2020 [Perspectives from Around the World]

AI regulation and firm behaviour

Yong Suk LEE (SK Center Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University) / Benjamin Cedric LARSEN (PhD Fellow, Copenhagen Business School and The Chinese Academy of Sciences) / Michael WEBB (PhD candidate in Economics, Stanford University) / Mariano-Florentino CUÉLLAR (Justice of the Supreme Court of California)

Papers

January 16, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Meritocracy and Its Discontent: Long-run Effects of Repeated School Admission Reforms

TANAKA Mari (Hitotsubashi University) / NARITA Yusuke (Visiting Fellow, RIETI) / MORIGUCHI Chiaki (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

January 15, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Heterogeneous Relationships between Automation Technologies and Skilled Labor: Evidence from a Firm Survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Events

January 14, 2020 [Symposiums]

New Renewable Energy Technology Development Through Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration: To compete with the world

Papers

January 9, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.30] United States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (Second Complaint): Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by the European Union – Subsidies of which Adverse Effects must be Eliminated

UMEJIMA Osamu (Takasaki City University of Economics)

Papers

January 8, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.29] Brazil – Certain Measures Concerning Taxation and Charges (DS472, DS497): Scope of the WTO law on Discriminatory Tax Exemption Measures

TOJO Yoshizumi (Rikkyo University)

Papers

January 7, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Regulation Matter?: Effects of Corporate Governance Reforms on Relational Shareholding in Japan

Johan JIDINGER (KPMG Tax Corporation) / MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

January 7, 2020 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Draft for Industrial Promotion in a Super-aged Society

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

January 6, 2020 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firm Age, Productivity, and Intangible Capital

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Gakushuin University) / YAMANOUCHI Kenta (Kagawa University)

Papers

December 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Regional Bank Consolidation on Regional Economies: Evidence from Data on the Location of Bank Branches at the Municipal Level

HARIMAYA Kozo (Ritsumeikan University) / OZAKI Yasufumi (Kushiro Public University)

Articles

December 27, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Overview of the Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations (Part 2) Digital Pact Setting the Tone for Trade Negotiations

ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

December 26, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Evidence-based Regulatory Reform

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

December 26, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Women in European economics

Emmanuelle AURIOL (Professor of Economics, Toulouse School of Economics and CEPR Research Fellow) / Guido FRIEBEL (Chair for Human Resources at Goethe University, Frankfurt) / Sascha WILHELM (Senior Data Scientist Pricing, METRO Germany)

Articles

December 26, 2019 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2020 (January 2020)]

Evidence-based Regulatory Reform

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

December 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Aging, Factor Prices and Capital Flows

Andrea BONFATTI (University of Padua) / Selahattin İMROHOROĞLU (University of Southern California) / KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

December 24, 2019 [Symposiums]

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Finance: New growth avenues in developed economies (Summary)

Papers

December 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Restrictions on outbound data transfer based on Government Access in foreign countries -The current situation, Regulation by International Trade Law and Implications for DFFT-

WATANABE Shota (Nomura Research Institute)

Papers

December 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Margins of Intermediate Goods Trade: Theory and Evidence

ARA Tomohiro (Fukushima University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

December 20, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

The impact of the US-China trade war on Japanese multinational corporations

SUN Chang (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong) / TAO Zhigang (HSBC Professor in Global Economy and Business Strategy, Director of the Institute for China and Global Development, University of Hong Kong) / YUAN Hongjie (PhD candidate, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Hong Kong) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

December 20, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Automation and its enemies

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)

Papers

December 19, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Speedy Bankruptcy Procedures and Bank Bailouts

UEDA Kenichi (University of Tokyo / TCER / CEPR)

Papers

December 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Linkage of Markups through Transaction

NAKAMURA Tsuyoshi (Tokyo Keizai University) / OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

December 17, 2019 [Symposiums]

Beyond TICAD7 - Opportunities in Powering African Industrial Development through UNIDO Energy (DOE)

Events

December 16, 2019 [Symposiums]

New Development of "Business Support Library" Useful for Regional Revitalization

Articles

December 16, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Free Preschool Education: Tackling the Problem of Waitlisted Children Should Be Top Priority

HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

December 13, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Multinational enterprises in time and space: The effect of trade policy shocks

Stefania GARETTO (Associate Professor of Economics, Boston University) / Lindsay OLDENSKI (Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Non-resident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics) / Natalia RAMONDO (Associate Professor of Economics, University of California at San Diego)

Articles

December 13, 2019 [East Asian Economic Strategies]

Getting economic and national security policy right

ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Visiting Scholar)

Events

December 12, 2019 [Symposiums]

Managing Currency Risk

Papers

December 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Costs of Urban Agglomeration: Evidence from the Inbound Tourism Boom in Japan

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

December 12, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Post-disaster subsidies for small and medium firms: Empirical insights for effective targeting

KASHIWAGI Yuzuka (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow and PhD student, Waseda University)

Papers

December 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Tax Havens and Cross-border Licensing

Jay Pil CHOI (Michigan State University) / ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OKOSHI Hirofumi (University of Munich)

Articles

December 11, 2019 [From IZA]

Transparency in empirical economic research
Open science can enhance research credibility, but only with the correct incentives

Cristina BLANCO-PEREZ (University of Ottawa) / Abel BRODEUR (University of Ottawa)

Papers

December 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Experiencing the Role of Imaginary Future Generations in Decision-Making - a Case Study of Participatory Deliberation in a Japanese Town -

HARA Keishiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / KITAKAJI Yoko (Hiroshima University) / SUGINO Hiroaki (University of Tokyo) / YOSHIOKA Ritsuji (Yahaba Town, Iwate Prefecture, Japan) / TAKEDA Hiroyuki (Osaka University) / HIZEN Yoichi (Kochi University of Technology) / SAIJO Tatsuyoshi (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kochi University of Technology)

Articles

December 11, 2019 [Column]

Highly-skilled Personnel Utilization for Increasing IT Use and Productivity

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

December 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

How Does ICT investment affect Employment and Productivity? Evidence from a Japanese Tax Incentive

TAKIZAWA Miho (Gakushuin University) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

December 10, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Does Compact City Policy Benefit Incumbent Retailers? Evidence from Toyama City

IWATA Shinichiro (University of Toyama) / KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

December 9, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Uphill Battle for WTO Reform Toward MC12

KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

December 9, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Study on the actual status of education, training and skills in schools and workplaces in Japan —evidence from a comprehensive survey by RIETI, "Internet Survey on Intergenerational Education and Training, and Cognitive and Non-cognitive Abilities"

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

Papers

December 9, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.27] United States – Tuna Labeling Case (compliance procedure) (DS381/RW2): Article 2.1 of TBT Agreement and application of the "calibration"

HEIKE Masahiro (Nishimura & Asahi)

Events

December 6, 2019 [Symposiums]

Asian Integration and the Global Economy: Economics of geopolitics (Handouts and Video)

Papers

December 5, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Using Machine Learning to Detect and Forecast Accounting Fraud

KONDO Satoshi (KPMG AZSA LLC) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / SHIRAKI Kengo (KPMG AZSA LLC) / SUGA Miki (KPMG LLP) / USUKI Teppei (KPMG AZSA LLC)

Papers

December 5, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Reducing Administrative Costs from the Standpoint of Businesses

ISHIZAKI Takashi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

December 5, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.28] Indonesia – Importation of Horticultural Products, Animals and Animal Products (DS477/478): Limiting effect on importation and justifications regarding integral import measures, relationship between Agriculture Agreement Article 4.2 and GATT Article 11

SHIMIZU Mari (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

Articles

December 4, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

On the Decline of R&D Efficiency

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)

Articles

December 4, 2019 [Column]

An Urgent Need to Establish Systems for Hastening the Fourth Industrial Revolution

KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

December 3, 2019 [Symposiums]

Productivity and long-term stagnation-what should economic policy do in the future?

Papers

December 3, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Agglomeration of Low-productive Entrepreneurs to Large Regions: A Simple Model

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

Papers

December 3, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Communities of Investors and Start-up Companies: An Analysis Using Bipartite Stochastic Block Model

KOJAKU Sadamori (Kobe University) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

December 3, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Shocks to Supply Chain Networks and Firm Dynamics: An Application of Double Machine Learning

MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

December 3, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Tariff Elimination versus Tax Avoidance: Free Trade Agreements and Transfer Pricing

MUKUNOKI Hiroshi (Gakushuin University) / OKOSHI Hirofumi (University of Munich)

Articles

November 29, 2019 [RIETI Report]

What Sapiens Suggests on Rulemaking and Innovation

IKEDA Yoko (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 28, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Employment and Productivity Dynamics in Japan: Contribution to the OECD Dynemp/MultiProd Project and International Comparisons

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / ITO Keiko (Chuo University) / FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM Young Gak (Senshu University)

Papers

November 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Empirical Analysis of Sources and Uses of Corporate Saving

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

Papers

November 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Impacts of Increased Chinese Imports on Japan's Labor Market

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) / ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

November 25, 2019 [Symposiums]

Can the WTO Survive? Rule of Law in the Multilateral Trading System and Japan's Role

Articles

November 25, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The link between declining middle-wage jobs, rising wage inequality, and worker welfar

Jennifer HUNT (Professor of Economics, Rutgers University and CEPR Research Fellow) / Ryan NUNN (Fellow in Economics Studies, Brookings Institution; Policy Director; The Hamilton Project)

Papers

November 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effect of Central City Revitalization Policy on Commerce: Evidence from Establishment-level Data Analysis in Kumamoto

HONDA Keiichiro (Prefectural University of Kumamoto) / KAWANISHI Takuya (Prefectural University of Kumamoto)

Articles

November 21, 2019 [Column]

What Sapiens Suggests on Rulemaking and Innovation

IKEDA Yoko (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 19, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Interregional Input-Output Model for Estimating the Effects of Regional Revitalization Policy

ISHIKAWA Yoshifumi (Nanzan University)

Papers

November 19, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Market Quality Theory and the Coase Theorem in the Presence of Transaction Costs

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI)

Papers

November 19, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Structural Change in Firm Dynamics: From Inter-Firm Network and Geospatial Perspectives

Gee Hee HONG (International Monetary Fund) / OGURA Yoshiaki (Waseda University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

November 18, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Many forms of populism

Dani RODRIK (Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University, and CEPR Research Fellow)

Articles

November 18, 2019 [East Asian Economic Strategies]

Keeping India in East Asia’s economic pact

ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Visiting Scholar)

Articles

November 18, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

East Asian value chains, exchange rates, and regional exchange rate arrangements

Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Segregation and Public Spending under Social Identification

NAKAGAWA Mariko (University of Tokyo) / SATO Yasuhiro (University of Tokyo) / YAMAMOTO Kazuhiro (Osaka University)

Papers

November 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Determinants and Impacts of Incorporation of Local Public Technology Transfer Organizations: Evidence from Japan's Kohsetsushi

FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)

Articles

November 14, 2019 [Column]

Do GDP Statistics Have a Future?

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 13, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Determinants of Staged Project Management and Success in Innovation: Empirical Analysis based on the Japanese National Innovation Survey

HANEDA Shoko (Chuo University) / IKEDA Yuya (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy)

Events

November 13, 2019 [Workshops]

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Finance: New growth avenues in developed economies
(Day 2) Professional Development Workshop

Articles

November 11, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

The costs of using a regional trade agreement

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Overseas Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Associate Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chuo University)

Events

November 11, 2019 [Workshops]

Dynamics in Finance and Economy on economic networks (Summary)

Events

November 11, 2019 [Workshops]

Dynamics in Finance and Economy on economic networks

Papers

November 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Corporate Headquarters as a Resource for Diversification

KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Toyo University)

Papers

November 8, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

A Comparative Study of Gender Inequality: Occupational segregation in Japan and Korea

YOUM Yoosik (Visiting Fellow, RIETI) / YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 8, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

A Comparative Study of Gender Inequality: Occupational segregation in Japan and Korea

YOUM Yoosik (Visiting Fellow, RIETI) / YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 7, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Estimating Family Preference for Home Elderly-care Services: Large-scale Conjoint Survey Experiment in Japan

KANEKO Shinji (Hiroshima University) / KAWATA Keisuke (University of Tokyo) / YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

November 7, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Preference for Elder Policy: Evidence from a Large-scale Conjoint Survey Experiment

KAWATA Keisuke (University of Tokyo) / YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHIDA Yuichiro (Hiroshima University)

Papers

November 6, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Blockchain Business and its Regulation

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI) / Chris DAI (Leland Capital / Recika) / MASUDA Kenichi (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune) / KISHIMOTO Yoshio (Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN)

Papers

November 6, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Creation of a Blockchain and a New Ecosystem

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI) / Chris DAI (Leland Capital / Recika) / MASUDA Kenichi (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune) / KISHIMOTO Yoshio (Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN)

Articles

November 6, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Alleviating poverty with experimental research: The 2019 Nobel laureates

Oriana BANDIERA (Professor of Economics and Director of STICERD, LSE)

Events

November 5, 2019 [Symposiums]

Corporate Governance for Global Companies: Toward an increase in corporate value

Articles

November 1, 2019 [Policy Update]

Role of IPRs in trade policy and global economy

Keith MASKUS (University of Colorado)

Papers

November 1, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Corporate Governance Reform under Abenomics

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takuji (Keio University)

Papers

October 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Role of Subsidies in the Innovation Policy Mix - The Case of the Supporting Industry Program in Japan

SUZUKI Jun (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

Papers

October 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Japan's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) Increase Its International Trade?

ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMANOUCHI Kenta (Keio University)

Events

October 30, 2019 [Symposiums]

ADB Asian Economic Integration Report 2019 / 2020 – Demographic Change, Productivity, and the Role of Technology

Articles

October 30, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing electronic parts and components

Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 30, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Why has Deflation Continued under Extraordinary Monetary Expansion?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Potentiality and Actuality: Characteristics and Linkage of Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors in Japan

NAKAMURA Hiroki (Chuo University) / HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI)

Publications

October 30, 2019 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Toward Restructuring the Employment System: How Can We Change Japan's Work Style?

Written and edited by TSURU Kotaro

Papers

October 29, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Economic Models in the Aftermath of the Financial Crisis–the Deflationary Equilibrium and the Managed Growth of Debt

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Improvement and Integration of Electricity Policy Impact Assessment Model-Enabling Estimation of Japanese Prefecture based Local Electricity and Ancillary Service Supply, Demand and Currency Flow in Kyushu Area

KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)

Publications

October 29, 2019 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Next Blockchain:
Creation of a new ecosystem for future industries

Written and edited by YANO Makoto, Chris DAI, MASUDA Kenichi, KISHIMOTO Yoshio

Publications

October 29, 2019 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

"End-of-life Satisfaction" in a Super-aged Society with Compassionate Capitalism from Japan

Written by FUJI Kazuhiko

Articles

October 25, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

When dad can stay home: Fathers’ workplace flexibility and maternal health

Petra PERSSON (Assistant Professor of Economics, Stanford University; CEPR Research Affiliate) / Maya ROSSIN-SLATER (Assistant Professor of Health Research & Policy, Stanford University)

Articles

October 25, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Approaches to Arguments for Raising the Minimum Wage with Caution

TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 25, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Analysis of Regional Multiplier of Knowledge Intensive Industries and Creative Jobs based on Economic Base Model: Benefit of Municipal Collaboration

NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

October 24, 2019 [Symposiums]

Asian Integration and the Global Economy: Economics of geopolitics

Papers

October 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Regulations on Cross-border Data Flows: Evidence from a Survey of Japanese Firms

TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / KANG Byeongwoo (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

October 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Changes in the Global Financial Environment Surrounding Japan in the 21st Century: Foreign Exchange Policy and International Financial Coordination

IDO Kiyoto (Institute for International Economic Studies)

Papers

October 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effect of Physical Collateral and Personal Guarantees on Business Startups

HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ONO Arito (Chuo University) / TSURUTA Daisuke (Nihon University)

Papers

October 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Heterogeneous Impact of Import Competition on Firm organization: Evidence from Japanese Firm-level Data

MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University)

Events

October 23, 2019 [Symposiums]

International Seminar on "Governance Reforms from Comparative Perspectives"

Papers

October 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Neoliberalism and Negative Attitudes toward Immigrants

IGARASHI Akira (Rikkyo University) / ONO Yoshikuni (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

October 21, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Assessment of the Impact of Tightening of Export Control against South Korea—Propagation of Negative Effects through Supply Chains Must Be Prevented

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Uncertainty in Long-Term Macroeconomic Forecasts: Ex post Evaluation of Forecasts by Economics Researchers

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

October 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Entrepreneurs Have High Life Satisfaction? Evidence from Japan

HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / NAKAMURA Hiroki (Chuo University)

Papers

October 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Exchange Rates and Intra- and Inter-Firm Trade in Japan

KATO Atsuyuki (Research Associate, RIETI)

Papers

October 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Wage Stratification between Care Workers and Non-care Workers in Japan: Evidence from 2001-2017

OKUBO Shoki (University of Tokyo) / KAWATA Keisuke (University of Tokyo) / YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI) / XU Zhaoyuan (Development Research Center of the State Council)

Events

October 18, 2019 [Symposiums]

Next Blockchain: Creation of a new ecosystem for future industries (Handouts)

Papers

October 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Monetary policy in Japan: A review of the Heisei Period

TAKAHASHI Wataru (Osaka University of Economics)

Papers

October 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Are Consumer Confidence Index and Asset Value Predication affected by the Number of Daylight hours?: Examination of the SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) Hypothesis

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Uncertainty in Long-Term Economic Forecasts

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

October 18, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Why are economists letting down the world on climate change?

Andrew OSWALD (Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, Warwick University) / Nicholas STERN (IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government, LSE)

Articles

October 17, 2019 [Column]

Startup Ecosystems and Cities

ISHII Yoshiaki (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 16, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Addressing the Institutional Disincentives to Elderly Employment in Japan

OSHIO Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMIZUTANI Satoshi (Nakasone Yasuhiro Peace Institute) / OISHI Akiko (Chiba University)

Papers

October 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Why Do We Observe a Regional Balassa-Samuelson Effect?

TOKUI Joji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

October 10, 2019 [Symposiums]

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Finance: New growth avenues in developed economies (Handouts)

Articles

October 10, 2019 [China in Transition]

China Labeled as a Currency Manipulator
—Whither the Chinese Yuan?

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

October 9, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The fundamental drivers of cryptocurrency prices

Siddharth BHAMBHWANI (Assistant Professor of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) / Stefanos DELIKOURAS (Assistant Professor of Finance, Miami Business School) / George KORNIOTIS (Professor of Finance, Miami Business School)

Papers

October 9, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Global Rulemaking Strategy for Implementing Emerging Innovation: Case of Medical/Healthcare Robot, HAL by Cyberdyne

IKEDA Yoko (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / IIZUKA Michiko (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

Papers

October 8, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An increase of welfare and a decrease in taxi demand: why have wages of taxi drivers been stagnant for decades in Japan?

HASHIMOTO Yuki (Fellow, RIETI) / KOMAE Kazutomo (University of Tokyo)

Events

October 8, 2019 [Workshops]

Trade Tensions: Rising Protectionism and Supply Chain

Publications

October 4, 2019 [RIETI Books (English)]

Gender Inequalities in the Japanese Workplace and Employment: Theories and Empirical Evidence

Written by YAMAGUCHI Kazuo

Articles

October 4, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing electronic parts and components

Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Articles

October 3, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Liberalising Trade Will Power Asian Economies

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

October 3, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Pitfalls in Automated Driving: Intended and Unintended Consequence of New Technology?

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

October 2, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Income Stratification of Potential Care Workers among Internal Migrants in China

OKUBO Shoki (University of Tokyo) / KAWATA Keisuke (University of Tokyo) / YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI) / ZHONG Renyao (East China Normal University)

Events

October 2, 2019 [Symposiums]

American Views on Trade, the Economy and the Upcoming US Election in Year Three of the Trump Administration (Summary)

Papers

October 1, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Exchange rate pass-through on Japanese prices: Import price, producer price, and core CPI

SASAKI Yuri (Meiji Gakuin University) / YOSHIDA Yushi (Shiga University) / Piotr Kansho OTSUBO (Japan Air Liquide)

Articles

September 30, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Creation of a Healthy Cyber Ecosystem

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI)

Articles

September 30, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Work Style Reform and Improved Productivity: Employees' Understanding Directly Affects Performance

TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

How does firm heterogeneity affect gender disparity in earnings: How does women's selection of their employers affect the present and future gender disparity in earrings?

YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 30, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The protectionist instinct: How labour market shocks shape the demand for trade protection

Rafael Di TELLA (William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School) / Dani RODRIK (Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, Harvard University, and CEPR Research Fellow)

Articles

September 30, 2019 [Column]

Creation of a Healthy Cyber Ecosystem

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI)

Papers

September 26, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Stewardship Code, Institutional Investors, and Firm Value: International Evidence

SHIRAISHI Yutaro (Tokyo Institute of Technology) / IKEDA Naoshi (Tokyo Institute of Technology) / ARIKAWA Yasuhiro (Waseda University) / INOUE Kotaro (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Papers

September 26, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Generating a Reform of the BRI from the Inside: Japan's Contribution Via Soft Law Diplomacy

Alisher UMIRDINOV (Nagoya University of Economics)

Papers

September 26, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Price Competition vs. Quality Competition: Evidence from a Survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

September 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The effect of management practices on the performance of bus companies

KAWASAKI Kazuyasu (Chuo University) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Price Competition vs. Quality Competition: Evidence from a Survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

September 24, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

What's behind the food self-sufficiency 'crisis'?

YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 20, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Outside Directors (Auditors) Affiliated through Interlocking Shareholding and Firm Value

XU Peng (Hosei University) / TAKAHASHI Hidetomo (Hosei University) / TANAKA Wataru (University of Tokyo)

Papers

September 20, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Management Practices and Labor Productivity in Intensive Care Homes for the Elderly

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWASAKI Kazuyasu (Chuo University) / ITO Yukiko (Tsudajuku University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MANO Toshiki (Chuo University)

Papers

September 20, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Measuring Prefectural Price Differences of Agricultural Products – Location and Product Quality

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

Papers

September 20, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Relationship between Competition and Outcomes in the Hospital Market

SHOJI Keishi (Research Bureau, The House of Representatives, Japan) / IBUKA Yoko (Keio University)

Papers

September 20, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.26] European Union – Measures Affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products (WT/DS492): Characteristics of the WTO Panel's Interpretation of Articles XIII and XXVIII of the GATT

HIRAMI Kenta (The University of Tokyo)

Articles

September 20, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The extraordinary rise in trade policy uncertainty

Scott BAKER (Associate Professor of Finance Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University) / Nicholas BLOOM (Professor of Economics at Stanford University) / Steven DAVIS (William H. Abbott Distinguished Service Professor of International Business and Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution)

Papers

September 19, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Import Competition and Product Churning: Evidence from Japanese Plant-product-level Data

Flora BELLONE (Université Côte d' Azur) / Cilem Selin HAZIR (Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University)

Articles

September 19, 2019 [China in Transition]

Expansion and Prolonging of U.S.-China Trade Friction
—Conspicuous Trend of Decoupling

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Use of AI and Its Impact on Business: Updated Evidence from a Firm Survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Events

September 18, 2019 [Symposiums]

Thinking About Widening Gaps in the Reiwa Era -What will happen to corporate governance and wage gaps?

Events

September 17, 2019 [Symposiums]

American Views on Trade, the Economy and the Upcoming US Election in Year Three of the Trump Administration (Handout)

Events

September 17, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

Trump's Trade Wars: Where do we stand?

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

Articles

September 17, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Challenges in the digital age

Vincent LABHARD (Senior Economist, ECB) / Peter MCADAM (Principal Economist, Monetary Policy Research division, ECB) / Filippos PETROULAKIS (Economist, ECB) / Lara VIVIAN (Economist, ECB)

Articles

September 17, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Propagation of economic shocks through supply chains

INOUE Hiroyasu (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Pegging or Floating? A Regime-Switching Perspective of Asian Exchange Rate Practices

Benjamin KEDDAD (Paris School of Business) / SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University)

Papers

September 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Outside Directors on Firms’ Investments and Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

September 11, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Minimum Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

September 11, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Why the farm vote still matters in Japan

YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Promotion or Liberalization: The Effect of Targeted Investment Policies on FDI Inflows

INADA Mitsuo (Miyazaki Municipal University)

Papers

September 10, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effects of the Macroeconomy on the Labor Supply and Mortality in Long-term Care Institutions in Japan

HANAOKA Chie (Toyo University)

Events

September 9, 2019 [Symposiums]

Next Blockchain: Creation of a new ecosystem for future industries

Articles

September 6, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Costs of employment and flexible labour demand: Evidence from maternity and parental leave reforms

ASAI Yukiko (Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Chicago; Adjunct Researcher, Waseda University)

Articles

September 6, 2019 [Policy Update]

Oil Prices and the U.S. Economy: Evidence from the Stock Market

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 6, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Japan's Productivity Stagnation: Using Dynamic Hsieh-klenow Decomposition

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Gakushuin University)

Papers

September 5, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

Determinants of Structural Adjustment and Employment Use in Japan: Firm Characteristics, Offshoring and Industrial Robotics

Timothy DESTEFANO (OECD) / HANEDA Sho (Nihon University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 5, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The effect of fake news on populist voting: Evidence from a natural experiment in Italy

Michele CANTARELLA (PhD candidate in Economics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) / Nicolò FRACCAROLI (PhD candidate in Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata; PhD Researcher, Bank of England) / Roberto VOLPE (Policy Analyst, Italian Ministry of Economic Development)

Papers

September 4, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Offshore Production and R&D on Domestic Innovation Activities

YAMASHITA Nobuaki (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) / Keio University) / YAMAUCHI Isamu (Research Associate, RIETI)

Papers

September 3, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Determinants of Structural Adjustment and Employment Use in Japan: Firm Characteristics, Offshoring and Industrial Robotics

Timothy DESTEFANO (OECD) / HANEDA Sho (Nihon University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Input Tariff in Oligopoly: Entry, heterogeneity, and demand curvature
(Previous title) Tariffs, Vertical Oligopoly and Market Structure: Empirical Investigation*

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

Papers

August 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Two-sided Heterogeneity: New implications for input trade
(Previous title) Complementarity between Firm Exporting and Firm Importing on Industry Productivity and Welfare*

ARA Tomohiro (Fukushima University)

Papers

August 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Tariff Pass-through in Wholesaling: Evidence from Firm-level Data in Japan

Youngmin BAEK (Waseda University) / HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) / TSUBOTA Kenmei (Institute of Developing Economies) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMANOUCHI Kenta (Keio University)

Articles

August 30, 2019 [Column]

The Importance of Long-Term Perspectives in Policy Making: Examples of Policy Proposals by the T20 SME Policy Task Force

SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Hierarchical and Circular Flow Structure of the Interfirm Transaction Network in Japan

KICHIKAWA Yuichi (Niigata University) / IINO Takashi (Niigata University) / IYETOMI Hiroshi (Niigata University) / INOUE Hiroyasu (University of Hyogo)

Articles

August 29, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Make the Consumption Tax Hike an Opportunity to Steadily Raise the Wage Level

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

Articles

August 28, 2019 [Policy Update]

Make the Consumption Tax Hike an Opportunity to Steadily Raise the Wage Level

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

Papers

August 28, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

A New Theory of Money: From Ancient Japanese Copper Coins to Virtual Currencies

YANO Makoto (President, RIETI)

Events

August 27, 2019 [Symposiums]

American Views on Trade, the Economy and the Upcoming US Election in Year Three of the Trump Administration

Articles

August 27, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Signs that Investors Are Focused on Deflation

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 27, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

U.S.-China spat won’t spark global recession

YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 27, 2019 [Policy Update]

Will A Minimum Wage Hike Bring Productivity Growth?

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 26, 2019 [Column]

Developing a Policy Regime to Support the Free Flow of Data—a Proposal by the T20 Task Force on Trade, Investment and Globalization

KIMURA Fukunari (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 23, 2019 [From IZA]

The labor market in Japan, 2000–2018
Despite a plummeting working-age population, Japan has sustained its labor force size because of surging employment among women

KAWAGUCHI Daiji (University of Tokyo and IZA) / MORI Hiroaki (Senshu University)

Papers

August 21, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Results of a survey on standardization activities: Japanese institutions' standardization activities in 2017 (Implementation, knowledge source, organizational structure, and interest in artificial intelligence)

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 20, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Do Government Policies Give Raise to Deflationary Equilibrium?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

August 20, 2019 [Symposiums]

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Finance: New growth avenues in developed economies

Events

August 19, 2019 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Offshoring (Handouts)

Events

August 19, 2019 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Offshoring (Summary)

Articles

August 19, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Inter-city trade

MORI Tomoya (Faculty fellow, RIETI) / Jens WRONA (Assistant Professor of Economic Geography, University of Duisburg-Essen)

Papers

August 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Mental Health Affect Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from a National Representative Survey in Japan

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Toyo University) / MA Xin Xin (University of Toyama) / ZHAO Meng (KONISHI) (Gakushuin University)

Papers

August 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Non-tariff Measures and Margins of Trade: Evidence from Japanese Manufacturing Firms

OBASHI Ayako (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Articles

August 13, 2019 [Column]

It’s a Small World! ―Contemplating Japanese Entrepreneurship

HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 13, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Spatial patterns and city size distribution: Evidence from 450 Japanese cities

MORI Tomoya (Faculty fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 8, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Labor Productivity in the Japan's Home Help Industry: Evidence from Establishment-Level Data

SUZUKI Wataru (Gakushuin University)

Articles

August 8, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Ditching ‘omotenashi’ will not deliver inflation target

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 7, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Invoice Currency Choice in Malawi's Imports from Asia: Is there any evidence of Renminbi Internationalization?

Angella Faith LAPUKENI (Yokohama National University) / SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University)

Papers

August 7, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Exchange Rates Matter in Global Value Chains?

SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University) / Shajuan ZHANG (Chuo University)

Papers

August 7, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Choice of Invoice Currency and Exchange Rate Risk Management: 2018 Questionnaire Survey of Japanese Overseas Subsidiaries

ITO Takatoshi (Columbia University) / KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Chuo University) / SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University) / Shimizu Junko (Gakushuin University) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Chuo University)

Papers

August 5, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

Regression Discontinuity Designs with a Continuous Treatment

Yingying DONG (University of California Irvine) / Ying-Ying LEE (University of California Irvine) / Michael GOU (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

About RIETI

August 5, 2019 [Public Relations]

RIETI Highlight Vol.75

Papers

August 2, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Regression Discontinuity Designs with a Continuous Treatment

Yingying DONG (University of California Irvine) / Ying-Ying LEE (University of California Irvine) / Michael GOU (PricewaterhouseCoopers)

Papers

August 2, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Decline of Investment-Adjustment Costs in Japan: Empirical Evidence Using Multiple q Investment Equations

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

About RIETI

August 1, 2019 [Public Relations]

RIETI Annual Report 2018

Articles

August 1, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Japan out-positions the U.S. in trade talks

YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Events

August 1, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

Urgent and Important: Improving WTO performance by revisiting working practices

Bernard HOEKMAN (Professor and Director, Global Economics, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute)

Articles

July 31, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Value of data: There’s no such thing as a free lunch in the digital economy

Wendy C.Y. LI (Research Economist, US Bureau of Economic Analysis) / NIREI Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMANA Kazufumi (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Kanagawa University)

Articles

July 31, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

If money could buy happiness: The determinants of utility of international currencies

OGAWA Eiji (Faculty fellow, RIETI) / MUTO Makoto (PhD student, Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

July 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Domestic Producers Benefit from Safeguards? The Case of a Japanese Safeguard on Chinese Vegetable Imports in 2001

TAKECHI Kazutaka (Hosei University)

Papers

July 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Consequences of Short-Time Compensation: Evidence from Japan

KATO Takao (Colgate University) / KODAMA Naomi (Research Associate, RIETI)

Articles

July 30, 2019 [Column]

Energy Productivity Improvement and Invisible Structural Changes

NOMURA Koji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

July 30, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Value of data: There’s no such thing as a free lunch in the digital economy

Wendy C.Y. LI (Research Economist, US Bureau of Economic Analysis) / NIREI Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMANA Kazufumi (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Kanagawa University)

Papers

July 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Industry Dynamics from Resource Redistribution in the Japanese Economy—Empirical research using Economic, Establishment and Enterprise Censuses of Japan

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

Articles

July 29, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Like it or not? Online platforms and productivity

Alberto BAILIN RIVARES (Graduate student in International Economic Policy, Sciences Po) / Peter GAL (Senior Economist and Project Manager of the Global Forum on Productivity, OECD) / Valentine MILLOT (Economist, OECD) / Stéphane SORBE (Senior Economist, OECD)

Articles

July 29, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

"Silver Democracy" as Seen from the Distant Future

NARITA Yusuke (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

July 26, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Increase the Advantages and Flexibility of Job Relocation!

TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

July 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firms' Subjective Uncertainty and Forecast Errors

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

July 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Costs of Utilizing Regional Trade Agreements

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University) / YOSHIMI Taiyo (Chuo University)

Articles

July 24, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Japan's Social Security & Older Worker Employment – Work Styles of Older Employees from the Perspective of Health & Pension Issues

OSHIO Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

July 24, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Learning and Information Transmission within Multinational Corporations

CHEN Cheng (Clemson University) / SUN Chang (University of Hong Kong) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

July 24, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Using Machine Learning to Detect and Predict Corporate Accounting Fraud

USUKI Teppei (KPMG AZSA LLC) / KONDO Satoshi (KPMG AZSA LLC) / SHIRAKI Kengo (KPMG AZSA LLC) / SUGA Miki (KPMG LLP) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

July 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Local Labor Market Effects of Foreign Direct Investment

KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI) / NAKAJIMA Kentaro (Hitotsubashi University) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Gakushuin University)

Papers

July 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

On the Decline of R&D Efficiency

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Hitotsubashi University)

Papers

July 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Exit of Small Businesses: Differentiating between Insolvency, Voluntary Closures and M&A

Peng XU (Hosei University)

Data

July 23, 2019 [JIP Database 2018]

JIP Database 2018

Papers

July 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations

SUN Chang (University of Hong Kong) / TAO Zhigang (University of Hong Kong) / YUAN Hongjie (University of Hong Kong) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

July 23, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

East Asian Value Chains, Exchange Rates, and Regional Exchange Rate Arrangements

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

July 22, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Standing on the shoulders of science

Martin WATZINGER (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, LMU Munich) / Monika SCHNITZER (Chair in Comparative Economics at the University of Munich; CEPR Research Fellow)

Events

July 18, 2019 [Symposiums]

Free Trade and Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT): Challenges and Strategies for Japan

Papers

July 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Are Politically Connected Firms More Likely to Export?

Yu Ri KIM (University of Tokyo) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

July 10, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Time-Variant Safe-Haven Currency Status and Determinants

MASUJIMA Yuki (Bloomberg L.P.)

Articles

July 10, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Inter-firm transaction networks and location in a city: Evidence from Japan

OTAZAWA Toshimori (Associate Professor in Infrastructure Planning and Urban Economics, Kobe University) / OHIRA Yuki (Assistant Professor in Infrastructure and Urban Planning, Tottori University) / Jos van OMMEREN (Professor of Urban Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

Articles

July 10, 2019 [Column]

Normative Thinking Changes Communities

NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

July 8, 2019 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Urban Economics and Trade

Papers

July 4, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Lack of Successors, Firm Default, and the Performance of Small Businesses

TSURUTA Daisuke (Nihon University)

Papers

July 4, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Japan's Employment System from a Historical Perspective: Formation, Expansion, and Contraction of Internal Labor Markets

NAKABAYASHI Masaki (University of Tokyo) / MORIMOTO Mayo (University of Tokyo)

Articles

July 2, 2019 [Column]

Analysis of the Relationship between Health Conditions and Medical Expenditures Using Medical Checkup and Receipt Data

NAWATA Kazumitsu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

July 1, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Current Status and Issues Regarding the Role of Financial Institutions in Promoting BCP Efforts: Based on RIETI's Business Consciousness Survey on Business Continuity Plans (BCP)

YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NODA Kentaro (Rikkyo University)

Articles

July 1, 2019 [Column]

Hiring Challenges for Japanese Companies

OWAN Hideo (Faculty fellow, RIETI)

Articles

June 28, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Fiscal sustainability in Japan: What to tackle

Selahattin İMROHOROĞLU (Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California) / KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMADA Tomoaki (Professor of Economics, Meiji University)

Papers

June 28, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

East Asian Value Chains, Exchange Rates, and Regional Exchange Rate Arrangements

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

June 27, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The new globalisation and income inequality

Sergi BASCO (Assistant Professor, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona) / Martí MESTIERI (Assistant Professor, Dpt. of Economics, Northwestern University)

Papers

June 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effect of Interpersonal Skills on Worker Performance

SATO Kaori (Kokushikan University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University) / OWAN Hideo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

June 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Subjective Uncertainty and Forecast Errors of Firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

June 24, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Minimum Wages and Productivity: An Overview and Evidence from Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

June 24, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Fiscal sustainability in Japan: What to tackle

Selahattin İMROHOROĞLU (Professor of Finance and Business Economics, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California) / KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMADA Tomoaki (Professor of Economics, Meiji University)

Papers

June 17, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Demand System and Liquidity Constraints: Simple Methodology for Measuring Liquidity Constraint

INOSE Junya (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.)

Articles

June 17, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

The Bank of Japan’s exchange-traded fund purchases and implications for the future

OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

June 17, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO Case Review Series No.25] Indonesia—Measures Concerning the Importation of Chicken Meat and Chicken Products (WT/DS484): Interface between Halal Requirement and Free Trade

SEKINE Takemasa (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business)

Events

June 13, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

Blockchain Foundations and Theory to Real Use Cases Explained by Silicon Valley Based Venture Capital Firm

Katerina STROPONIATI (Monday Capital) / Yiannis VARELAS (Monday Capital)

Articles

June 13, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Three guiding principles for R&D policies in the digital era

Ramy El-DARDIRY (Researcher, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis) / Bastiaan OVERVEST (Programme Leader for Innovation and Science, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis) / Michiel BIJLSMA (Head of department Payment Services at the Dutch Central Bank (DNB))

Papers

June 13, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Damage to the Transportation Infrastructure and Disruption of Inter-firm Transactional Relationships

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / ONO Arito (Chuo University) / UCHIDA Hirofumi (Kobe University) / UESUGI Iichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

June 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Population decline, structural change and economic growth

YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ANDO Koichi (Chuo University)

Papers

June 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Promotion of Cooperatives by Kunio Yanagida

YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

June 11, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Evidence-Based Policy Making in the UK and the Implications for Japan from the Viewpoint of Supply and Demand for Evidence

UCHIYAMA Yu (The University of Tokyo) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / TAGUCHI Sosuke (Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting) / KOIKE Takahide (MOF)

Papers

June 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Uncertainty-Dependent and Sign-Dependent Effects of Oil Market Shocks

Bao H. NGUYEN (Australian National University) / OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI) / Trung Duc TRAN (University of Melbourne)

Articles

June 11, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Growing use of local currencies in Japanese trade with Asian countries: A new puzzle of invoicing currency choice

ITO Takatoshi (Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Professor, GRIPS; CEPR Research Fellow) / KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Associate Professor of Finance, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University) / SATO Kiyotaka (Professor at Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University) / SHIMIZU Junko (Associate Professor at the School of Commerce, Senshu University)

Articles

June 11, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Locating the Source of Growth: New Goods and Services Lead the Way

YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

June 7, 2019 [Symposiums]

Post-Brexit World Economy (Summary)

Articles

June 6, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Why We Need A Global FRAND Rate-setting Tribunal

Jorge L. CONTRERAS (Professor, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law)

Events

June 6, 2019 [Symposiums]

Outline of the 2019 White Paper on Manufacturing Industries (Monodzukuri): Strategies for strengthening our manufacturing industries' competitiveness in the changing environment

Articles

June 6, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Can the WTO Survive? Its Dispute Settlement Function Must Be Restored Urgently

KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

June 5, 2019 [Workshops]

Frontiers of behavioural insights (Summary)

Events

June 5, 2019 [Workshops]

Frontiers of behavioural insights

Articles

June 5, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Era of AI and Homo Deus: Strength of the weak

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

June 3, 2019 [Workshops]

T20-G20 Roundtable Discussion on "Digital Trade, WTO Reform, and Trade and Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth" (Summary)

Publications

May 31, 2019 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Changing Japan's Civil Society

Edited by USHIRO Fusao, SAKAMOTO Haruya

Papers

May 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Size-dependent VAT, Compliance Costs, and Firm Growth

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / HOTEI Masaki (Daito Bunka University) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University)

Articles

May 30, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Catastrophic Risk and Its Economic Implications

Robert S. PINDYCK (Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Articles

May 30, 2019 [Policy Update]

Guest Contribution: "How East Asia Could Confront the Trade Wars"

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Computer-aided Instruction Improve Children's Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills?: Evidence from Cambodia

ITO Hirotake (Keio University) / KASAI Keiko (Keio Research Institute at SFC) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University)

Articles

May 24, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Are Export Promotion Measures Effective? A survey

MAKIOKA Ryo (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

May 24, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Destination of outward FDI and variation in employment in Japanese manufacturing firms

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI) / BIN Ni (Associate Professor, Hosei University; Consultant, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia)

Articles

May 24, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Condition for the Use of Foreign Human Resources: Make Skill Assessment Consistent with Japanese Workers

HASHIMOTO Yuki (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

May 23, 2019 [Policy Update]

Are Export Promotion Measures Effective? A survey

MAKIOKA Ryo (Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 23, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Females, the Elderly, and Also Males: Demographic Aging and Macroeconomy in Japan

KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIKOSHIBA Minamo (University of Tokyo) / TAKEUCHI Hikaru (Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan (GPIF))

Articles

May 22, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Global Value Chains—Greater Diversity of Business Partners Strengthens Network Resilience

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 22, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Art of Central Bank Communication: A Topic Analysis on Words used by the Bank of Japan's Governors

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

Papers

May 22, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Knowledge-creating Activity of Emerging Countries and Global Networks

IINO Takashi (Niigata University) / URABE Sumiko (METI) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / YAMAUCHI Isamu (Research Associate, RIETI)

Papers

May 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effects of Buyer and Supplier Relationships and Capital Relationships on R&D Activities

YAMAGUCHI Akira (Hitotsubashi University) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM Young Gak (Senshu University)

Articles

May 21, 2019 [Column]

Attractions Discovered by Inbound Tourists Widen the Choice for Japanese Tourists

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 21, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Adoption of Automation Technology and Labor Substitution

ADACHI Daisuke (Yale University) / KAINUMA Shuhei (University of Tokyo) / KAWAGUCHI Daiji (University of Tokyo) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIET)

Events

May 17, 2019 [Symposiums]

How to Surf the Waves of Financial Globalization: Will the ongoing massive U.S.-triggered stock losses around the world lead to yet another crisis? How should we address global financial instability and what does the future hold for the global economy?

Papers

May 17, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

CEOs' Multicultural Experience, Firm Networks and Performance: Evidence from Firm-to-firm Transaction Data in Japan

ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

May 17, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The global economy hit by higher uncertainty

Hites AHIR (Senior Research Officer, IMF) / Nicholas BLOOM (Professor of Economics at Stanford University) / Davide FURCERI (Deputy Division Chief in the Research Department, IMF)

Events

May 17, 2019 [Workshops]

Topics on International Finance: Exchange Rate and Currency

Papers

May 16, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Class-Size Reduction on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills

ITO Hirotake (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University) / YAMAGUCHI Shintaro (University of Tokyo)

Papers

May 16, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

Why Japan Lost Its Comparative Advantage in Producing Electronic Parts and Components

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An analysis of Blood Pressure and Medical Expenditures using the Medical Checkup and Receipt Dataset

NAWATA Kazumitsu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MATSUMOTO Akikuni (University of Tokyo) / KIMURA Moriyo (The Public Health Institute)

Papers

May 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Why Japan Lost Its Comparative Advantage in Producing Electronic Parts and Components

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 15, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Restructuring Japan's Employment System: Overview

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

May 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effects of Outside Directors on Firms' Investment Behavior and Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

May 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Impact of the Corrections to the Monthly Labor Survey Data on Productivity Analysis

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Papers

May 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Dimensions of Inequality in Japan: Distributions of Earnings, Income and Wealth between 1984 and 2014

KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMADA Tomoaki (Meiji University)

Papers

May 13, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Causal Mechanisms of the Decline in Long-term Employment in Japan: Evidence from Long-run Panel Data

MURATA Keiko (Tokyo Metropolitan University) / HORI Masahiro (Hitotsubashi University)

Articles

May 13, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Japan's Low Labor Productivity: The gap with the U.S. and complex causes

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

Articles

May 13, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Future Design Research: the Issues

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

May 13, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Asian currencies should appreciate together

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Events

May 9, 2019 [Symposiums]

2019 White Paper on Small, Medium, and Micro-sized Enterprises in Japan: Towards the success of SMEs and micro businesses in the Reiwa era

Papers

May 8, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Relative Wages and Job Satisfaction of Migrant Workers: An Economic Perspective Using Data from Japan

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

May 7, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Indirect trade and direct trade: Evidence from Japanese firm transaction data

ITO Tadashi (Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

May 7, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Zombie firms, weak banks, and depressed restructuring in Europe

Dan ANDREWS (Deputy Head, Structural Policy Analysis Division, OECD Economics Department) / Filippos PETROULAKIS (Economist, ECB)

Papers

April 26, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Results and discussion of business consciousness survey on business continuity plan (BCP)

NODA Kentaro (Rikkyo University) / HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

April 26, 2019 [RIETI Report]

AI technology and gender inequality

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

Papers

April 26, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firm Performance and Asymmetry of Supplier and Customer Relationships

FUJII Daisuke (Research Associate, RIETI) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

April 24, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Estimating the property price indices in Tokyo using the repeat sales method, fixing sample selection bias and reflecting the structural changes of attributes

KUTSUZAWA Ryuji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

April 22, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

AI technology and gender inequality

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

Articles

April 22, 2019 [From IZA]

Why do STEM immigrants do better in one country than another?
Where STEM immigrants were educated strongly influences their economic success and possibly their impact on innovation

Garnett PICOT (IRPP, and IIRCC) / Feng HOU (Statistics Canada)

Papers

April 19, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

How Does Unconventional Monetary Policy Affect the Global Financial Markets?: Evaluating Policy Effects by Global VAR Models

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

Research Programs

April 18, 2019

Policy Recommendations to the G20

Papers

April 18, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Monopolar Concentration in Tokyo and Promotion of Urban-to-Rural Migration

KONDO Keisuke (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

April 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Employee Relocation/Transfer and Employee Performance

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

Papers

April 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

International technological alliances and foreign affiliates

SUZUKI Shinya (Musashi University) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

April 17, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Signs of Alarm for the Chinese Economy: Quick-fix response could store up trouble for the future

ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

April 17, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The return to protectionism

Pablo FAJGELBAUM (Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, UCLA) / Pinelopi GOLDBERG (Chief Economist, World Bank Group, and Elihu Professor of Economics, Yale University (on public service leave) ) / Patrick KENNEDY (PhD Candidate in Economics, University of California, Berkeley NSF Graduate Research Fellow) / Amit KHANDELWAL (Professor, Columbia Business School)

Papers

April 16, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Propagation of Positive Effects of Post-disaster Policies through Supply Chains: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake

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

Papers

April 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Enterprise Resilience to Disasters: Who Needs Public Support?

KASHIWAGI Yuzuka (Waseda University)

Papers

April 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Global Value Chains and Domestic Innovation

ITO Keiko (Chuo University) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / Chiara CRISCUOLO (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) / Jonathan TIMMIS (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) / Antonin BERGEAUD (Banque de France)

Events

April 15, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

The World Trading System at the Crossroads

Uri DADUSH (Senior Fellow, Policy Center for the New South and Non-Resident Scholar, Bruegel)

Papers

April 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Impact of the Work-style Reform on Overtime Hours and Self-training Time: Evidence using Japanese time-use data

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

Papers

April 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Topology and Formation of Production Input Interlinkages: Evidence from Japanese microdata

Yoshiyuki ARATA (Fellow, RIETI) / Philipp MUNDT (University of Bamberg)

Papers

April 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Analysis of Medical Expenditures using Medical Checkups and Receipts using the Power Transformation Tobit Model

NAWATA Kazumitsu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MORINO Yuki (Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.) / KIMURA Moriyo (The Public Health Institute)

Articles

April 11, 2019 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2019 (January 2019)]

Artificial intelligence labeling: The role of standards in the diffusion of new technologies

TAMURA Suguru (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Papers

April 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Diversity Management and Human Resource Management: Personnel System Reform and Working Practice Flexibility

SATO Hiroki (Chuo University)

Papers

April 11, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Spillover Pools on Firm Patent Applications in Japan

EDAMURA Kazuma (Japan Productivity Center)

About RIETI

April 10, 2019 [Recent Activities]

Think20 Delivered Policy Proposals for International Trade and Investment

Papers

April 10, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Missing Growth in the Lost Decade

KODAMA Naomi (Research Associate, RIETI) / Huiyu LI (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco)

Articles

April 4, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Corporate Governance: What Is Lacking—Crucial keys for Improving Performance in the new appointment of "Outside Directors"

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takuji (Associate Professor, Keio University)

Events

April 4, 2019 [Symposiums]

Post-Brexit World Economy (Handouts)

Articles

April 2, 2019 [China in Transition]

U.S.-China Trade Friction Casting a Shadow over the Chinese Economy—Impact on the supply side becoming a matter of concern

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)