Fellows' Works

RIETI Fellows present articles on specific research interests such as China in Transition.

Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility

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How should we live our lives at present and into the near future as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop and spread? What is an appropriate framing for our future vision of society and what kind of public philosophy can we cultivate?

East Asian Economic Strategies

I investigate and analyze issues concerning international trade, commerce and economics in East Asia including Japan, the Association of South‐East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia.

Exploring the Global Financial Information Superhighway

I am currently staying in London at a place located 30 minutes from London Bridge Station by express train. Just 15 minutes after leaving that station, one begins to see pastoral scenes out the train window. My parents live in Saitama prefecture in Japan. When they visited my house in London, they told me that the rich natural environment reminded them of the Chichibu region in Saitama. The city of London continues to grow as a global financial center, yet retains this natural landscape on its outskirts. At present, approximately one-third of London's working-age population is employed in the financial and related sectors, and London internationally remains tremendously competitive in terms of financial services. Over the past 15 years, I have been visiting the sites where the international financial information superhighway is being built; in Tokyo, Singapore and London. On a daily basis, I have sensed the rapid changes in information technologies and the globalization that accompanies those changes. This is my first report in a series of reports on topics related to policy planning for financial market strategies in Japan.

Kobayashi-sensei's Economic Research Picks

In this feature, RIETI Faculty Fellow KOBAYASHI Keiichiro introduces selected academic papers and literature on economics which he considers important in light of the current economic situation and policy needs.

He explains the key points and significance of these works in an easy-to-understand way for those seeking a more advanced understanding of economics.

China in Transition

China is undergoing a dual transition from a planned to a market economy, and from a traditional agricultural to a modern industrial society. In this column, we examine how this process has come about, and its implications for China's 1.3 billion people as well as the rest of the world.