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.
Featured
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Advantages of Female-only Education Should be Exploited
June 4, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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How Will Japan Deal With Trump’s Tariffs? – Japan’s Globalization Strategy
June 3, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Human Rights Due Diligence: Turning compliance into action
June 2, 2026 [Column]
OGAWA Masayo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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Japanese Emissions Trading System Set to Launch — Ensuring Liquidity of Emission Allowances is the Challenge
May 22, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
ARIMURA Toshi H. (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Set the Optimal Level of Cash and Deposits First
May 20, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
NAKAGAMI Yasunori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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China's "Economic Security" Growth Model, Implications for the US-China Security Dilemma and Lesson for Other Major Players (Handout and Video)
May 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
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The impact of emissions trading systems on manufacturing installation productivity: Evidence from Japan
May 13, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
LU Guanyu (Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University) / TANAKA Kenta (Professor at Musashi University) / ARIMURA Toshi H. (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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How Much Does AI Raise Productivity?
May 13, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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Geopolitical oil price shocks: Why these shocks hit harder
May 11, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Guillermo VERDUZCO-BUSTOS (Economist at The World Bank) / Francesco ZANETTI (Professor at the University of Oxford, and David Richards Fellow at Wadham College at University Of Oxford)
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The effects of geopolitical supply chain shocks on policy preferences of firms
May 8, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
NAOI Megumi (Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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June 9, 2026 [Symposiums]
White Paper on Manufacturing Industries 2026
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June 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Small Benefit Cuts and Earnings Responses: Evidence from Japan’s public assistance reform
MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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June 8, 2026 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]
The Economics of Well-being
Written and edited by MANAGI Shunsuke
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June 8, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Role of the OECD in a Changing Global Economy: Cooperation with Japan
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June 4, 2026 [Symposiums]
How Might India Prepare Itself for an Application to the CPTPP -- Will this make India more attractive for Japanese FDI
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June 4, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Advantages of Female-only Education Should be Exploited
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 3, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
How Will Japan Deal With Trump’s Tariffs? – Japan’s Globalization Strategy
OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 2, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Forbearance Lending as a Crisis Management Tool: Evidence from Japan
Isabelle MICHALSKI-ROLAND (Bank of England) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Philip SCHNATTINGER (Bank of England)
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June 2, 2026 [Column]
Human Rights Due Diligence: Turning compliance into action
OGAWA Masayo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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June 1, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Neo-Japonism Model: Japanese Creativity
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May 29, 2026 [Symposiums]
Migration and Labor Markets: The cases of Europe and Japan (Handouts)
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May 29, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Predicting Shock Propagation and Uncovering Heterogeneity with Graph Neural Networks
ARATA Yoshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI)
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May 28, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Population Decline and Regional Disappearance: Policy Prescriptions for Managing Smart Shrinkage
- Story 7. Shrinking Japan: The future of regional and metropolitan Japan, and the path to sustainability -MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 28, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Population Decline and Regional Disappearance: Policy Prescriptions for Managing Smart Shrinkage
- Story 6. The future of cities and regions under population decline -MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 28, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Population Decline and Regional Disappearance: Policy Prescriptions for Managing Smart Shrinkage
- Story 5. A predictive model for the rise and fall of cities -MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Small Benefit Cuts and Earnings Responses: Evidence from Japan’s public assistance reform
MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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June 2, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Forbearance Lending as a Crisis Management Tool: Evidence from Japan
Isabelle MICHALSKI-ROLAND (Bank of England) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Philip SCHNATTINGER (Bank of England)
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May 29, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Predicting Shock Propagation and Uncovering Heterogeneity with Graph Neural Networks
ARATA Yoshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI)
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May 28, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Population Decline and Regional Disappearance: Policy Prescriptions for Managing Smart Shrinkage
- Story 7. Shrinking Japan: The future of regional and metropolitan Japan, and the path to sustainability -MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 28, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Population Decline and Regional Disappearance: Policy Prescriptions for Managing Smart Shrinkage
- Story 6. The future of cities and regions under population decline -MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 28, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Population Decline and Regional Disappearance: Policy Prescriptions for Managing Smart Shrinkage
- Story 5. A predictive model for the rise and fall of cities -MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 27, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 5: Thinking About Evidence Through the Example of Health Checkups and Health Guidance
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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May 27, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 4: Design Matters More Than Analysis (Supplementary Notes on Impact Evaluation)
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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May 27, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 3: Overview of Regression Discontinuity Design and Difference-in-Differences
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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May 26, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Firm Responses to Economic Security: Evidence from a survey of Japanese manufacturing firms
ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAOI Megumi (University of California, San Diego)
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May 21, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Voter Switching and Policy Preferences: Evidence from Japan's 2025-2026 elections
YAMAMURA Eiji (Seinan Gakuin University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 20, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Picking Winners or Making Them? Evidence from the J-Startup program
KATO Masatoshi (Kwansei Gakuin University) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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May 20, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Dark Triad, Promotion and Wages: A study for understanding power harassment
KUME Koichi (Toyo University) / TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University)
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May 20, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Aging and Manufacturing
NISHIOKA Shuichiro (West Virginia University) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TANAKA Mari (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 19, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Compete or Retreat? Evidence from aid competition between China and Western donor countries
NISHITATENO Shuhei (Research Associate, RIETI) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 9, 2026 [Symposiums]
White Paper on Manufacturing Industries 2026
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June 8, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Role of the OECD in a Changing Global Economy: Cooperation with Japan
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June 4, 2026 [Symposiums]
How Might India Prepare Itself for an Application to the CPTPP -- Will this make India more attractive for Japanese FDI
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June 1, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Neo-Japonism Model: Japanese Creativity
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May 29, 2026 [Symposiums]
Migration and Labor Markets: The cases of Europe and Japan (Handouts)
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May 28, 2026 [Symposiums]
2026 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises in Japan / 2026 White Paper on Small Enterprises in Japan
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May 27, 2026 [Symposiums]
New technologies and fields set to become Japan's keys to success in the future! From the NEDO Innovation Strategy Center
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May 22, 2026 [Symposiums]
Quantifying the Effect of AI Invention on Productivity
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May 20, 2026 [Symposiums]
EU-Japan cooperation in Economic Security: ‘If you stand on one foot only, you are shaky’--Economic power demands comprehensive security cooperation including military field
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May 18, 2026 [Symposiums]
World Economic Outlook: Global economy in the shadow of war
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May 18, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Significance of the Newly Launched Mid-Sized Enterprise Policy and Its Future Outlook
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May 15, 2026 [Symposiums]
New Frontiers in the Trade-Economic Security Nexus in Asia
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May 15, 2026 [Symposiums]
The U.S.-China Leaders' Summit and Developments under The Trump Administration
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May 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
China's "Economic Security" Growth Model, Implications for the US-China Security Dilemma and Lesson for Other Major Players (Handout and Video)
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May 11, 2026 [Symposiums]
If You Can’t Go Up, Go Sideways!: How unconventional talent breaks new ground in Industry
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June 4, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Advantages of Female-only Education Should be Exploited
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 3, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
How Will Japan Deal With Trump’s Tariffs? – Japan’s Globalization Strategy
OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 2, 2026 [Column]
Human Rights Due Diligence: Turning compliance into action
OGAWA Masayo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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May 22, 2026 [RIETI Report]
How is Policy Normalization by the Bank of Japan Affecting the Link between Monetary Policy and Stock Prices
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May 22, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Japanese Emissions Trading System Set to Launch — Ensuring Liquidity of Emission Allowances is the Challenge
ARIMURA Toshi H. (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 20, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Set the Optimal Level of Cash and Deposits First
NAKAGAMI Yasunori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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May 13, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
The impact of emissions trading systems on manufacturing installation productivity: Evidence from Japan
LU Guanyu (Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University) / TANAKA Kenta (Professor at Musashi University) / ARIMURA Toshi H. (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 13, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
How Much Does AI Raise Productivity?
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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May 11, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Geopolitical oil price shocks: Why these shocks hit harder
Guillermo VERDUZCO-BUSTOS (Economist at The World Bank) / Francesco ZANETTI (Professor at the University of Oxford, and David Richards Fellow at Wadham College at University Of Oxford)
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May 8, 2026 [RIETI Report]
RIETI-JOGMEC-IDE-JETRO Symposium: Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
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May 8, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
The effects of geopolitical supply chain shocks on policy preferences of firms
NAOI Megumi (Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 24, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital
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April 13, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Roundtable on “What Can Japan Achieve Through Co-Creation with the Global South?”
Participant: URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI) / Participant: OHNO Izumi (Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) / Participant: SAKANASHI Sachi (Senior Research Fellow, Director of the Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies (JIME), Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)) / Participant: SHIRATO Keiichi (Professor, Ritsumeikan University) / Moderator: TOYODA Masakazu (Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF))
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April 13, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Powering the digital economy: The global expansion of data centres and its energy implications
Fabrizio FERRIANI (Deputy Head of International Financial Markets and Commodity Division at Bank Of Italy) / Andrea GAZZANI (Senior Economist at Bank Of Italy)
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April 10, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness
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)
