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.

Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness

March 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]

CHENG Wenyin (Economist at Asian Development Bank) / LIANG David (PhD candidate in Economics, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, Research Fellow) / MENG Bo (Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Developing Economies) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Economic Insight: Debunking the lie of “responsible finance” championed by Japan’s ruling and opposition parties

March 25, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital (Handouts and Video)

March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]

Disability Employment Making Progress at SMEs: Effects of the levy-incentive system and existing challenges

March 10, 2026 [Column]

MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

“Trump-Style G2” Will Transform the International Order and U.S.-China Relations - Toward an Era of "Division of Spheres of Influence" Based on Deal Diplomacy

March 10, 2026 [China in Transition]

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)

How sanctions can help stabilise global oil supply

March 5, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Simon JOHNSON (Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Global Economics and Management Group, Sloan School of Management and Co-Director, co-director, Stone Center on Inequality and the Future of Work at MIT) / Łukasz RACHEL (Assistant Professor of Economics at University College London) / Catherine WOLFRAM (William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics and Professor of Applied Economics, Sloan School of Management at MIT)

Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization (Handouts and Video)

March 2, 2026 [Symposiums]

Addressing the Weak Yen Head on

February 27, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Understanding Bond-Stock Price Comovements

February 25, 2026 [Policy Update]

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Geopolitical risk and supply chain diversification

February 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]

DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA)) / ITO Asei (Associate professor at the Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo) / LUO Changyuan (Professor, Institute of World Economy at Fudan University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

: 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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March 27, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Early Adoption of Generative AI among SMEs: Industry-level analysis using cloud accounting data

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / KUBO Takashi (Money Forward Institute of Economic Research)

March 26, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 44] EU – Palm Oil (DS593&DS600) – Regulations on palm oil based on ILUC risk

SHIMIZU Mari (University of Osaka)

March 26, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 43] Mexico – Measures Concerning Genetically Engineered Corn: The intersection of free trade, food sovereignty, indigenous rights, and science

SO Hongbum (Hitotsubashi University)

March 26, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effectiveness of Web‑based Psychoeducation Using a Cognitive‑behavioral Change Approach for Workers with Anxiety: A randomized controlled trial

SEKI Yoichi (Chiba University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effectiveness of a Digital Self-care Application Based on Cognitive Behavioral Change in Addressing Subthreshold Depression in Perimenopausal Women: A randomized controlled trial

NUMATA Noriko (Chiba University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / BAI Yijing (Chiba University) / MIYOSHI Mirai (Chiba University) / MATSUZAWA Akari (Chiba University) / NODA Yoshikazu (Tohto University) / SASAKI Tsubasa (Chiba University) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Empirical Analysis of Succession Planning

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / UCHIDA Konari (Waseda University) / OMORI Hirari (Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC) / ASAI Yu (Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC)

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Does Evidence Affect Policy Making? A conjoint experiment among local government officials

IGEI Kengo (Center for Evidence Co-Creation) / UMETANI Hayato (Kobe University) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / TAKAHASHI Ryo (Waseda University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What Makes People Perceive Recovery? Evidence from official statistics and a nationwide survey after the Noto Peninsula earthquake

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / SAITO Takashi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / IGEI Naoya (INTAGE RESEARCH Inc.) / ITO Chiemi (INTAGE RESEARCH Inc.)

March 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]

Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness

March 25, 2026 [Symposiums]

Refundable Tax Credits and the Taxation of Social Insurance Premiums

March 25, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Economic Insight: Debunking the lie of “responsible finance” championed by Japan’s ruling and opposition parties

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

: March 23, 2026 ［Public Relations]

RIETI Highlight English Edition 2026

March 23, 2026 [Symposiums]

AI Supply Chains: Geopolitical implications

March 16, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Determinants of CEO Compensation in Japan: An empirical study using individual CEO pay data

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takuji (Keio University) / KONNO Yasuhide (Deloitte Tohmatsu) / TSUJI Kazuma (Deloitte Tohmatsu)

March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]

Cloud Accounting and a Survey of 50,000 Users Reveals the Reality of Generative AI Adoption

March 27, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Early Adoption of Generative AI among SMEs: Industry-level analysis using cloud accounting data

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / KUBO Takashi (Money Forward Institute of Economic Research)

March 26, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 44] EU – Palm Oil (DS593&DS600) – Regulations on palm oil based on ILUC risk

SHIMIZU Mari (University of Osaka)

March 26, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 43] Mexico – Measures Concerning Genetically Engineered Corn: The intersection of free trade, food sovereignty, indigenous rights, and science

SO Hongbum (Hitotsubashi University)

March 26, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effectiveness of Web‑based Psychoeducation Using a Cognitive‑behavioral Change Approach for Workers with Anxiety: A randomized controlled trial

SEKI Yoichi (Chiba University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effectiveness of a Digital Self-care Application Based on Cognitive Behavioral Change in Addressing Subthreshold Depression in Perimenopausal Women: A randomized controlled trial

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Empirical Analysis of Succession Planning

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / UCHIDA Konari (Waseda University) / OMORI Hirari (Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC) / ASAI Yu (Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC)

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Does Evidence Affect Policy Making? A conjoint experiment among local government officials

March 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What Makes People Perceive Recovery? Evidence from official statistics and a nationwide survey after the Noto Peninsula earthquake

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / SAITO Takashi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / IGEI Naoya (INTAGE RESEARCH Inc.) / ITO Chiemi (INTAGE RESEARCH Inc.)

March 16, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Determinants of CEO Compensation in Japan: An empirical study using individual CEO pay data

MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takuji (Keio University) / KONNO Yasuhide (Deloitte Tohmatsu) / TSUJI Kazuma (Deloitte Tohmatsu)

March 12, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Oil Laundering: How did Russian oil circumvent the European Union’s embargo?

ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / TANAKA Kiyoyasu (JETRO)

March 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Nudging Automatic Debit for Property Tax: Evidence from two natural field experiments

NISHIHATA Masaya (Keio University / Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting)

March 6, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]