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.

Approaching the AI Life Revolution

December 23, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

The Wave of Chinese Researchers Returning Home under the Trump Administration
―The realignment of the global science and technology power structure―

December 19, 2025 [China in Transition]

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

Chips in Japan: Industrial policy, decline and renewal

December 19, 2025 [Non Technical Summaries]

Joseph NEGRINE (The Australian National University) / Christopher FINDLAY (The Australian National University) / Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)

Shift Emphasis to Capital Accumulation to Expand Supply Capacity

December 16, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

The Evolution of Corporate Governance in Japan

December 12, 2025 [RIETI Books (English)]

Edited by MIYAJIMA Hideaki, ARIKAWA Yasuhiro

“Learning from the Past to Inform the Present” in Economic Security — Reflections Based on an Exchange of Views with Dr. Wahlers on Japan–Germany Cooperation —

December 9, 2025 [Policy Update]

SAKAMOTO Masazumi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Prof. Joel Mokyr, et al. Wins the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for Elucidating Economic Growth Driven by New Technologies

December 9, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MATSUYAMA Kiminori (Professor, Northwestern University)

US-Japanese knowledge transfer programme in the aftermath of WWII

December 5, 2025 [VoxEU Column]

Michela GIORCELLI (Research Affiliate at CESifo , Research Affiliate at National Bureau Of Economic Research , Associate Professor at University Of California, Los Angeles) / HIGUCHI Yuki (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Economics at Nagoya City University , Project member at RIETI) / TAKAYASU Yutaro (Project Assistant Professor at University Of Tokyo) / TANAKA Mari (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Viewpoint of Healthcare Expenditure Reform: Introduction of a macroeconomic slide mechanism is necessary

December 4, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

European defence governance and financing

December 3, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Philipp HILDEBRAND (Vice Chairman at BlackRock) / Hélène REY (Vice President at Centre for Economic Policy Research , Lord Bagri Professor of Economics at London Business School) / Moritz SCHULARICK (President at Kiel Institute For The World Economy , Professor of economics at Sciences Po Paris , Director & Professor of Economics at Universität Bonn)

: 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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December 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Healthcare Utilization in the Face of Illness and Costs: Evidence from Japan

Akshar SAXENA (Nanyang Technological University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Mingxuan FAN (National University of Singapore) / Wenjie WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

December 24, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Effect of Innovation on Wage Increases - Japanese firm-level rent sharing analysis

YAMAGUCHI Akira (Policy Analysis Specialist / Policy Economist, RIETI) / HOSOI Keigo (Policy Analysis Specialist, RIETI) / FUKUNAGA Kai (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

How Do Local Government Officials Perceive and Implement EBPM? Evidence from a cross-municipality survey

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)

December 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

R&D Spillovers through Buyer-supplier Networks

Matěj BAJGAR (CERGE-EI / Charles University) / ITO Keiko (Chiba University) / Jonathan TIMMIS (World Bank)

December 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Burden of Excellence: Endogenous efficiency paradoxes under coopetition

HATTORI Keisuke (Aoyama Gakuin University) / YOSHIKAWA Takeshi (Osaka Metropolitan University)

December 23, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Approaching the AI Life Revolution

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Productivity Effects of Cross-border Data Flows: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data

ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI)

December 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does R&D for Environmental Improvements Increase Firm Value? Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firm level data

EDAMURA Kazuma (Kanagawa University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Imports from China on Employment in Japan

HANEDA Sho (Nihon University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2025 [China in Transition]

The Wave of Chinese Researchers Returning Home under the Trump Administration
―The realignment of the global science and technology power structure―

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

December 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Inbound Tourism on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Japanese commuting zone-level data

MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ENDOH Masahiro (Keio University) / SAITO Hisamitsu (Hokkaido University)

December 19, 2025 [Non Technical Summaries]

Responses of Australian Importers to the 2018-2019 US-China Trade War: Decoupling from China?

YAMASHITA Nobuaki (Aoyama Gakuin University / Australian National University / Swinburne University of Technology) / Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Role of Headquarters on Product Diversification

KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Toyo University) / KIUCHI Yasuhiro (Gakushuin University / Japan Productivity Center) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2025 [Non Technical Summaries]

Chips in Japan: Industrial policy, decline and renewal

Joseph NEGRINE (The Australian National University) / Christopher FINDLAY (The Australian National University) / Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)

December 18, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Perspectives on Japan’s Continuing Exorbitant Privilege

Kenneth ROGOFF (Harvard University) / TASHIRO Takeshi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Healthcare Utilization in the Face of Illness and Costs: Evidence from Japan

Akshar SAXENA (Nanyang Technological University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Mingxuan FAN (National University of Singapore) / Wenjie WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

December 24, 2025 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Effect of Innovation on Wage Increases - Japanese firm-level rent sharing analysis

YAMAGUCHI Akira (Policy Analysis Specialist / Policy Economist, RIETI) / HOSOI Keigo (Policy Analysis Specialist, RIETI) / FUKUNAGA Kai (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

December 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

How Do Local Government Officials Perceive and Implement EBPM? Evidence from a cross-municipality survey

December 24, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

R&D Spillovers through Buyer-supplier Networks

Matěj BAJGAR (CERGE-EI / Charles University) / ITO Keiko (Chiba University) / Jonathan TIMMIS (World Bank)

December 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Burden of Excellence: Endogenous efficiency paradoxes under coopetition

HATTORI Keisuke (Aoyama Gakuin University) / YOSHIKAWA Takeshi (Osaka Metropolitan University)

December 23, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Productivity Effects of Cross-border Data Flows: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data

ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI)

December 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Does R&D for Environmental Improvements Increase Firm Value? Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firm level data

EDAMURA Kazuma (Kanagawa University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 22, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Imports from China on Employment in Japan

HANEDA Sho (Nihon University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Inbound Tourism on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Japanese commuting zone-level data

MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ENDOH Masahiro (Keio University) / SAITO Hisamitsu (Hokkaido University)

December 19, 2025 [Non Technical Summaries]

Responses of Australian Importers to the 2018-2019 US-China Trade War: Decoupling from China?

YAMASHITA Nobuaki (Aoyama Gakuin University / Australian National University / Swinburne University of Technology) / Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Role of Headquarters on Product Diversification

KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Toyo University) / KIUCHI Yasuhiro (Gakushuin University / Japan Productivity Center) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2025 [Non Technical Summaries]

Chips in Japan: Industrial policy, decline and renewal

Joseph NEGRINE (The Australian National University) / Christopher FINDLAY (The Australian National University) / Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)

December 18, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]