RIETI - Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is a policy think tank established in 2001. Its mission is to conduct theoretical and empirical research, maximize synergies with those engaged in policymaking, and to make policy proposals based on evidence derived from such research activities. The institute is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad for its activity.

What is RIETI?

The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is a policy think tank established in 2001. Its mission is to conduct theoretical and empirical research, maximize synergies with those engaged in policymaking, and to make policy proposals based on evidence derived from such research activities. The institute is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad for its activity.

Do Traditional Models or the Dominant Currency Paradigm Explain China’s Export Behavior?

September 15, 2026 [Policy Update]

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

How shifts in geoeconomic power are rewiring global trade

September 15, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Georgios GEORGIADIS (Principal Economist at European Central Bank) / Makram KHALIL (Economist at Deutsche Bundesbank) / Georg STRASSER (Economist at European Central Bank) / Feodora TETI (Economist at Ifo Institute)

The Riskiness of Japanese Government Bonds

September 14, 2026 [Column]

Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Can We Apply the Lessons of Globalization to the AI Revolution? ― Redistribution and institutional design in the AI Era

September 11, 2026 [Policy Update]

OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Extreme Heat and the Economy—Achieving quality growth through full use of forecasts

September 9, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Social Implementation in the Field of Healthcare in Japan

September 8, 2026 [Column]

AOYAMA Tatsufumi (Consulting fellow, RIETI)

Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 8: Enhancing the Credibility of Public Policy through Logic Models (Theory-Based Evaluation)

August 14, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Estimation, Discussion, and Disclosure of the Optimal Level of Cash and Deposits Held by Companies—Toward putting accountable cash and deposit holdings into practice

August 13, 2026 [Policy Update]

NAKAGAMI Yasunori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

AI, the future of economic research and of the many-handed economist

August 13, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Beatrice WEDER DI MAURO (President at Centre for Economic Policy Research, Professor of Global Economics, Climate and Nature Finance at Geneva Graduate Institute (iheid))

: Faculty Fellow OKUBO Toshihiro was awarded the 21st Kojima Kiyoshi Prize from the Japanese Society of International Economics

August 12, 2026 [Recent Activities]

: Economic Security

Our society, as an international community, is at a historical turning point, as the modern era of globalization that began with the end of the Cold War comes to a close. Economic security has become an important theme as geopolitical risks increase. The security environment surrounding Japan is also becoming particularly severe. In this international context, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is expected to have a deep understanding of the impacts of these geopolitical risks and economic security considerations on the economy and industry through various types of economic analysis, including data-based empirical analysis, and to make recommendations for economic, trade, and industrial policies from its academic insights. For this reason, we have compiled and “visualized” the research conducted at RIETI which is relevant to these topics as a special feature.

: RIETI-ANU Symposium series

RIETI and Australian National University (ANU) have been jointly holding symposiums. Experts from the Asia-Pacific region gather to discuss various issues that are piling up in the increasingly uncertain global economy.

: Global Intelligence Series

We invite leading experts from Japan, the United States, Europe, and other Asian countries to give lectures about various global issues including economic security and regional affairs such as the U.S.-China conflict, the situation in the Middle East, the prospects of the Chinese economy, climate change, environmental and energy issues, the post-corona global trade system, supply chain risks, SDGs, etc. Many policy proposals are derived from information collected and discussed in these lectures.

: Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)

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: September 18, 2026 [RIETI Report]

RIETI-CEPR Symposium - Migration and Labor Markets: The Cases of Europe and Japan

September 15, 2026 [Symposiums]

How Welcoming Should Japan be to Shareholder Activists?

September 15, 2026 [Policy Update]

Do Traditional Models or the Dominant Currency Paradigm Explain China’s Export Behavior?

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

September 15, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

How shifts in geoeconomic power are rewiring global trade

September 14, 2026 [Column]

The Riskiness of Japanese Government Bonds

Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)

September 14, 2026 [Symposiums]

Reflections on Commercializing the Potential of the Marine Industry: A shift in focus from highly innovative technologies to system design

September 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Skill Abundance Still Matter? The Evolution of Comparative Advantage in the 21st Century

KIKUCHI Shinnosuke (UCSD)

September 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity in Japanese Public Hospitals: An empirical analysis

ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Kanagawa University) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 11, 2026 [Symposiums]

Remaking Supply Chains

September 11, 2026 [Policy Update]

Can We Apply the Lessons of Globalization to the AI Revolution? ― Redistribution and institutional design in the AI Era

OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Objective Effects and Subjective Assessments of Employing Specified Skilled Workers

HASHIMOTO Yuki (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

September 9, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Devil is in the Subheadings: Estimating product- and country-specific carbon costs imposed on imports under the EU CBAM and their implications for trade

UENO Takahiro (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)

September 9, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Extreme Heat and the Economy—Achieving quality growth through full use of forecasts

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 8, 2026 [Column]

Social Implementation in the Field of Healthcare in Japan

AOYAMA Tatsufumi (Consulting fellow, RIETI)

September 8, 2026 [Symposiums]

Migration and Labor Markets: The Cases of Europe and Japan (Summary)

September 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does Skill Abundance Still Matter? The Evolution of Comparative Advantage in the 21st Century

KIKUCHI Shinnosuke (UCSD)

September 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity in Japanese Public Hospitals: An empirical analysis

ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Kanagawa University) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Objective Effects and Subjective Assessments of Employing Specified Skilled Workers

HASHIMOTO Yuki (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

September 9, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Devil is in the Subheadings: Estimating product- and country-specific carbon costs imposed on imports under the EU CBAM and their implications for trade

UENO Takahiro (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)

September 8, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases in Japan: An analysis after the introduction of numerical targets

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)

September 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

How an Economy Shrinks in Space: Concavity-on-jobs and upward consolidation under demographic decline

MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OGAWA Miki (Kyoto University)

August 26, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Same Structure, Different Norms: Identifying regime shifts

INOSE Junya (Toyo University)

August 14, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 8: Enhancing the Credibility of Public Policy through Logic Models (Theory-Based Evaluation)

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

August 13, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Waitangi Tribunal’s Decision on the CPTPP Electronic Commerce Chapter: Has the CPTPP undermined Māori data sovereignty?

WATANABE Shota (Nomura Research Institute)

August 12, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Trends in Completed Fertility Rates by Educational Attainment in Japan: A new method for measuring demographic indicators using Japanese census data

TAKAHASHI Yuta (Osaka University) / TAKAYAMA Naoki (Hitotsubashi University) / UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 10, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases: Analysis after the introduction of numerical targets

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)

August 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Urban Planning and Vertical Urbanization

KONDO Keisuke (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 5, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effect of Class-size Reduction on Quality of Classroom Environment

SUGITA Soichiro (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 28, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Uncertainty Trap: Effectiveness of macroeconomic policy

IYETOMI Hiroshi (Rissho University) / YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (University of Tokyo)

July 27, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Digital Intensity, Global Value Chains, and Resilience: Evidence on the MSME digital divide in Southeast Asia

OIKAWA Keita (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / IWASAKI Fusanori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / UEKI Yasushi (Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) / Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))

September 15, 2026 [Symposiums]