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Discussion Papers
"Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Domestic Inflation: A Comparison between East Asia and Latin American Countries"
by ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) and SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University)
June 2007
"Exchange Rate Changes and Inflation in Post-Crisis Asian Economies: VAR Analysis of the Exchange Rate Pass-Through"
by Takatoshi Ito (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo), Kiyotaka Sato (Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University)
April 2006
"Australia's Deflation in the 1890s"
by Colin McKenzie (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Keio University)
March 2006
"Pass-Through of Exchange Rate Changes and Macroeconomic Shocks to Domestic Inflation in East Asian Countries"
by ITO Takatoshi, SASAKI Yuri and SATO Kiyotaka
May 2005
"Forbearance Impedes Confidence Recovery (Revised)"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
February 2005
"Payment Uncertainty, the Division of Labor, and Productivity Declines in Great Depressions"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
December 2004
"Depositors' Selection of Banks and the Deposit Insurance System in Japan: Empirical Evidence and its Policy Implications"
by TSURU Kotaro, Senior Fellow, RIETI
November 2003
"Deflation Caused by Bank Insolvency"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
October 2003
"On the Relationship Between the Very Short Forward and the Spot Interest Rate"
by UESUGI Iichiro and Guy M. YAMASHIRO
May 2003
"Debt Deflation and Bank Recapitalization"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
February 2003
"Forbearance Impedes Confidence Recovery"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
June 2002
Policy Symposium, etc
"Asian Network of Economic Policy Research (ANEPR) 2003-2004 Asia in Search of a New Order 16-17 January 2004"
RIETI ANEPR Series, January 16-17, 2004
BBL Seminars
"Korea: Challenge and Opportunity for Japan"
by Marcus NOLAND, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
June 11, 2002
Fellows in the Press
"Conflicting Thought on Eradicating Deflation"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Nihon Keizai no Ronten, June 2004
"The Economic Disputes of the Past Decade"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Asahi Shimbun, 8-19 April, 2004
"Deflation: Some Considerations"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Economy, Culture & History JAPAN SPOTLIGHT Bimonthly, January/February 2004
"Recovery from Recession May Take Decades"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Bungei Shunju, May 2002
"Concerted Policy Efforts Necessary to Solve Bad Loan Problem -Macroeconomic Environment to Facilitate Banks' Efforts-"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
NIKKEI Shimbun, April 15, 2002
Columns
"Simultaneous Deflation in East Asia"
by WATANABE Tsutomu, Faculty Fellow, RIETI
May 20, 2003
"What will it Take for the Government and the Bank of Japan to Unite?"
by UESUGI Iichiro, Fellow, RIETI
February 18, 2003
"The Dilemma Facing Financial Policy: The Merits and Demerits of Signaling"
by TSURU Kotaro, Senior Fellow, RIETI
October 17, 2002
Policy Update
"Assessment of IRCJ's Selection of First Group of Candidates for Rehabilitation"
by TSURU Kotaro, Senior Fellow, RIETI
Policy Update 12, September 5, 2003
"Coping with Debt Deflation in Japan"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Policy Update 3, November 19, 2002
"Assessment of the Government Program for Financial Revival and the Challenges Ahead: Comprehensive Package of Counter-Deflationary Measures Unveiled Oct. 30"
by TAKAHASHI Yoichi, Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Policy Update 2, November 14, 2002
Policy Debate
"Assessment of Administrative Order Urging Capital-injected Banks to Improve Business Performance- Blind Spot of Policy Singling Out Profitability -"
by TSURU Kotaro, Senior Fellow, RIETI
Policy Debate Round 10, August 11, 2003
"BOJ Plan to Purchase Bank-held Shares: Second Best Option to Banking Crisis"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Policy Debate Round 2, September 26, 2002
Fellows' Works
"The Chinese Economy After the Burst of the Bubble - Lessons to be Learned From Japan"
by C.H. KWAN, Consulting Fellow, RIETI
China in Transition, June 22, 2004
"Why China's Investment Efficiency is Low - Financial Reforms are Lagging Behind"
by C.H. KWAN, Consulting Fellow, RIETI
China in Transition, June 18, 2004
"Transparency of Government (Part 3) - What Roles Should the Media Play? -"
by TSURU Kotaro, Senior Fellow, RIETI
Economics Review, August 4, 2003
"Transparency of Government (Part 1) - Breakthrough for Reforming the Shape of a Nation -"
by TSURU Kotaro, Senior Fellow, RIETI
Economics Review, July 7, 2003
"The Choice of Promoting a Comprehensive Shift in Economic Systems by Focusing on the Links Between Various Economic Phenomena"
interview with SAITO Makoto, Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
by IIO Jun, Faculty Fellow, RIETI
Interview Series: Economic Policy Options 4, January 23, 2003
"Stock Purchases by the Bank of Japan - Lessons from the Hong Kong Experience"
by C.H. KWAN, Senior Fellow, RIETI
China in Transition, November 1, 2002
Others
"Japan's Deflation Problem and Prescription"
RIETI Report 21, April 24, 2003
"Action must Follow Words: Disclosure is the First Step towards Fixing the Bad Loan Problem"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Miyakodayori 51, October 17, 2002
"Macroeconomic Policy for Japan's Non-Performing Loans: Bad Loan Disposal and Bond Management"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Fellow, RIETI
Miyakodayori 41, June 13, 2002
"Koizumi: Purging Uncertainty"
by KOBAYASHI Keiichiro, Special Research Fellow, RIETI
by TERAZAWA Tatsuya, Special Research Fellow, RIETI
Miyakodayori 17, June 4, 2001
"Debt Disorganization --- Part 2: Policies and Scenarios"
by TANAKA Nobuo, Executive Director, RIETI
Miyakodayori 14, March 19, 2001
"Debt Disorganization --- Part 1: Theory"
by TANAKA Nobuo, Executive Director, RIETI
Miyakodayori 13, March 13, 2001