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Discussion Papers are posted on the RIETI website to provide policymakers, business leaders and the general public with the latest in theoretical and policy research.

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 Stock Options and Productivity

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MORIKAWA Masayuki  (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)
January 2012  12-J-002

Abstract

 The Impact on Employment of Science Learning in High School: Evidence from income data of university graduates in employment

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NISHIMURA Kazuo  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
HIRATA Junichi  (Ritsumeikan Asian Pacific University)
YAGI Tadashi  (Doshisha University)
URASAKA Junko  (Doshisha University)
January 2012  12-J-001

Abstract

 Labor Market Gender Disparity and Corporate Performance in Japan

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Jordan SIEGEL  (Harvard Business School)
KODAMA Naomi  (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
December 2011  11-J-073

Abstract

 Postgraduate Education and Human Capital Productivity in Japan

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MORIKAWA Masayuki  (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)
December 2011  11-J-072

Abstract

 Bank Dependence and Financial Constraints on Investment: Evidence from the corporate bond market paralysis in Japan

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UCHINO Taisuke  (Fellow, RIETI)
November 2011  11-J-071

Abstract

 Invoice Currency Choice and Exchange Rate Risk Management in Japanese Firms' Trade Network:"RIETI Survey on Japanese Overseas Subsidiaries 2010"

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ITO Takatoshi  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
KOIBUCHI Satoshi  (Chuo University)
SATO Kiyotaka  (Yokohama National University)
SHIMIZU Junko  (Senshu University)
November 2011  11-J-070

Abstract

 Labor Productivity and Gender Equality: Why do Japanese firms keep failing, what they should do, and what the government should do?

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YAMAGUCHI Kazuo  (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)
October 2011  11-J-069

Abstract

 Investment Liberalization Treaty and Direct Taxation: Focusing on the European Court of Justice's ruling in the Cadbury Schweppes case

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SUAMI Takao  (Waseda Law School)
September 2011  11-J-068

Abstract

 Characteristics of Subsidies Granted by China and Practical Challenges: Referring to the U.S.-China dispute

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KAWASHIMA Fujio  (Nagoya University)
June 2011  11-J-067

Abstract

 Sources of Learning-by-Exporting Effects: Does exporting promote innovation?

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ITO Keiko  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
June 2011  11-J-066

Abstract

 Determinants of Management Practices

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ASABA Shigeru  (Gakushuin University)
June 2011  11-J-064

Abstract

 How Far Has China's Urbanization Come?

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MENG Jianjun  (Senior Fellow, Center for Industry Development and Environment Governance (CIDEG), Tsinghua University)
June 2011  11-J-063

Abstract

 Energy Efficiency in the Service Industry: An empirical analysis using establishment data

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MORIKAWA Masayuki  (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-062

Abstract

 An Empirical Analysis on the Happiness of Japanese Non-Regular Workers

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KUME Koichi  (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business)
OHTAKE Fumio  (Osaka University)
OKUDAIRA Hiroko  (Okayama University)
TSURU Kotaro  (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-061

Abstract

 Issues Related to Creating a System of Laws for Fixed-Term Employment Contracts

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SHIMADA Yoichi  (Waseda University)
April 2011  11-J-060

Abstract

 Is Equivalent Wages for Equivalent Work an Illusion?: Legal principles for eliminating the disparity between regular and non-regular employees

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MIZUMACHI Yuichiro  (The University of Tokyo)
April 2011  11-J-059

Abstract

 Expected Tightening of Employment Regulations and the Reality We Need to Look Straight

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KOJIMA Noriaki  (Osaka University)
April 2011  11-J-058

Abstract

 Diverse Regular Employees and Non-regular Employment

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MORISHIMA Motohiro  (Hitotsubashi University)
April 2011  11-J-057

Abstract

 Analyzing the Relationship Between Poverty and Work: Exploring ways to solve the problem of the working poor

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HIGUCHI Yoshio  (Keio University)
ISHII Kayoko  (Keio University)
SATO Kazuma  (Meikai University)
April 2011  11-J-056

Abstract

 What Does a Temporary Help Service Offer?: Preliminary evidence from Japan

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OKUDAIRA Hiroko  (Okayama University)
OHTAKE Fumio  (Osaka University)
KUME Koichi  (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business)
TSURU Kotaro  (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-055

Abstract

 A Behavioral Economic Analysis of Dispatched Workers

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OHTAKE Fumio  (Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University)
LEE Sun Youn  (Ph.D. candidate, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University)
April 2011  11-J-054

Abstract

 When Do People Work?: An analysis on work timing between regular and non-regular workers

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KURODA Sachiko  (Waseda University)
YAMAMOTO Isamu  (Keio University)
April 2011  11-J-053

Abstract

 Involuntary Non-Regular Workers in Japan and Their Mental Health

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YAMAMOTO Isamu  (Keio University)
April 2011  11-J-052

Abstract

 Why Has the Fraction of Contingent Workers Increased?: A case study of Japan

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ASANO Hirokatsu  (Asia University)
ITO Takahiro  (Osaka University)
KAWAGUCHI Daiji  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-051

Abstract

 Life and Employment of Temporary Workers: Evidence from RIETI survey

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OHTAKE Fumio  (Osaka University)
OKUDAIRA Hiroko  (Okayama University)
KUME Koichi  (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business)
TSURU Kotaro  (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-050

Abstract

 A Bird Eye's View for Coping with Non-Regular Employment Problems: Towards reform of the temporary employment system

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TSURU Kotaro  (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-049

Abstract

 Special District for Foreign Trainees and Policy Evaluation

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HASHIMOTO Yuki  (Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo / Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
April 2011  11-J-048

Abstract

 Consumption Behavior of Elderly Households and Price Index

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UNAYAMA Takashi  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
KEIDA Masayuki  (Rissho University)
April 2011  11-J-047

Abstract

 Urban Density, Human Capital, and Productivity: An empirical analysis using individual wage data

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MORIKAWA Masayuki  (Vice Chairman & Vice President, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-046

Abstract

 Sources of Future Economic Growth in Japan: An empirical analysis based on micro-data

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FUKAO Kyoji  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
KWON Hyeog Ug  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-045

Abstract

 Spillovers and Risk of R&D Projects, and Targeting of Public R&D Support

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NAGAOKA Sadao  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
TSUKADA Naotoshi  (Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-044

Abstract

 Contribution of Local Agglomeration Economies to Productive Efficiency: Stochastic Frontier Estimation with Establishment-level Data on Japanese Manufactures

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NAKAMURA Ryohei  (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
April 2011  11-J-043

Abstract

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