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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Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital (Handouts and Video)
March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
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Disability Employment Making Progress at SMEs: Effects of the levy-incentive system and existing challenges
March 10, 2026 [Column]
MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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“Trump-Style G2” Will Transform the International Order and U.S.-China Relations - Toward an Era of "Division of Spheres of Influence" Based on Deal Diplomacy
March 10, 2026 [China in Transition]
Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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How sanctions can help stabilise global oil supply
March 5, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Simon JOHNSON (Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Global Economics and Management Group, Sloan School of Management and Co-Director, co-director, Stone Center on Inequality and the Future of Work at MIT) / Łukasz RACHEL (Assistant Professor of Economics at University College London) / Catherine WOLFRAM (William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics and Professor of Applied Economics, Sloan School of Management at MIT)
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Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization (Handouts and Video)
March 2, 2026 [Symposiums]
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Addressing the Weak Yen Head on
February 27, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Understanding Bond-Stock Price Comovements
February 25, 2026 [Policy Update]
Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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Geopolitical risk and supply chain diversification
February 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA)) / ITO Asei (Associate professor at the Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo) / LUO Changyuan (Professor, Institute of World Economy at Fudan University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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ASEAN’s Quiet Masterclass in Crisis Leadership
February 18, 2026 [East Asian Economic Strategies]
ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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Issues That Tend to be Overlooked in Growth Strategies
February 17, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), 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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March 16, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Determinants of CEO Compensation in Japan: An empirical study using individual CEO pay data
MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takuji (Keio University) / KONNO Yasuhide (Deloitte Tohmatsu) / TSUJI Kazuma (Deloitte Tohmatsu)
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March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
Cloud Accounting and a Survey of 50,000 Users Reveals the Reality of Generative AI Adoption
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March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities (Summary)
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March 13, 2026 [RIETI Report]
ASEAN’s Quiet Masterclass in Crisis Leadership
Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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March 12, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Oil Laundering: How did Russian oil circumvent the European Union’s embargo?
ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / TANAKA Kiyoyasu (JETRO)
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March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital (Handouts and Video)
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March 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Nudging Automatic Debit for Property Tax: Evidence from two natural field experiments
NISHIHATA Masaya (Keio University / Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting)
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March 10, 2026 [Column]
Disability Employment Making Progress at SMEs: Effects of the levy-incentive system and existing challenges
MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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March 10, 2026 [China in Transition]
“Trump-Style G2” Will Transform the International Order and U.S.-China Relations - Toward an Era of "Division of Spheres of Influence" Based on Deal Diplomacy
Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
A Society Where Discarded Electricity and CO2 Become Fuel: A new form of social infrastructure, the "Regional CO2 Loop," which recycles unused renewable energy, CO2, waste, and hydrogen
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March 6, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Exiting Unawareness of Kohsetsushi among SMEs in Japan
FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)
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March 6, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Design Right Commercialization by Public Technology Transfer Organizations: Disseminating design knowledge in regional innovation systems
FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)
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March 5, 2026 [Symposiums]
France’s Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy: Priorities, challenges and adaptation
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March 5, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How sanctions can help stabilise global oil supply
Simon JOHNSON (Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Global Economics and Management Group, Sloan School of Management and Co-Director, co-director, Stone Center on Inequality and the Future of Work at MIT) / Łukasz RACHEL (Assistant Professor of Economics at University College London) / Catherine WOLFRAM (William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics and Professor of Applied Economics, Sloan School of Management at MIT)
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March 5, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Nudges to Promote Infectious Disease Case Reporting
OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAKAMURA Ayaka (Wakayama University) / SUGIYAMA Takuma (Osaka University)
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March 16, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Determinants of CEO Compensation in Japan: An empirical study using individual CEO pay data
MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takuji (Keio University) / KONNO Yasuhide (Deloitte Tohmatsu) / TSUJI Kazuma (Deloitte Tohmatsu)
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March 12, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Oil Laundering: How did Russian oil circumvent the European Union’s embargo?
ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / TANAKA Kiyoyasu (JETRO)
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March 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Nudging Automatic Debit for Property Tax: Evidence from two natural field experiments
NISHIHATA Masaya (Keio University / Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting)
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March 6, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Exiting Unawareness of Kohsetsushi among SMEs in Japan
FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)
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March 6, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Design Right Commercialization by Public Technology Transfer Organizations: Disseminating design knowledge in regional innovation systems
FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)
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March 5, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Nudges to Promote Infectious Disease Case Reporting
OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAKAMURA Ayaka (Wakayama University) / SUGIYAMA Takuma (Osaka University)
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March 4, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
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)
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March 4, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Structural Estimation at the Product Level: The impact of the Kobe Earthquake
HAMANO Masashige (Waseda University) / Kongphop WONGKAEW (Waseda University) / MURAKAMI Yuki (Waseda University) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 19, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Does Order Distort Evaluation? Evidence from observational data and field experiment in a large-scale piano competition
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMAGUCHI Shintaro (University of Tokyo)
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February 19, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
International Engagement and the Greenness of Manufacturing Firms
Robert J R ELLIOTT (University of Birmingham) / KUAI Wenjing (Hunan University) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Ceren OZGEN (University of Birmingham / IZA)
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February 18, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
The Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Inward Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Japan’s international investment agreements
INADA Mitsuo (Miyazaki Municipal University) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 13, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
How Geopolitics Shapes Policy Preferences of Firms: Experimental evidence from Japan
NAOI Megumi (University of California, San Diego) / ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 13, 2026 [Non Technical Summaries]
Bond-stock Price Comovements: Evidence from the 1960s to the 1990s
Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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February 12, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Impact of Extreme Temperature on Chronic Absenteeism at School
GOYUDE Ryunosuke (Hitotsubashi University) / HIGUCHI Yuki (Sophia University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / UCHIDA Shinsuke (Nagoya City University)
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February 10, 2026 [Non Technical Summaries]
AI Data Centers and Electricity Demand: Taming the energy guzzlers
Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
Cloud Accounting and a Survey of 50,000 Users Reveals the Reality of Generative AI Adoption
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March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities (Summary)
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March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital (Handouts and Video)
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March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
A Society Where Discarded Electricity and CO2 Become Fuel: A new form of social infrastructure, the "Regional CO2 Loop," which recycles unused renewable energy, CO2, waste, and hydrogen
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March 5, 2026 [Symposiums]
France’s Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy: Priorities, challenges and adaptation
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March 2, 2026 [Symposiums]
Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization (Handouts and Video)
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February 27, 2026 [Symposiums]
Digital KANSEI as a New Foundation for Value Creation - Case studies in digital haptics & experience R&D -
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February 20, 2026 [Symposiums]
Economic Security Implementation Know-How from a Corporate Perspective: Department-specific responses
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February 17, 2026 [Symposiums]
Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital
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February 12, 2026 [Symposiums]
How XR-Based Digital Expression and the SBNR Economy Are Transforming Tourism and Regional Revitalization: Toward an era of digital experiences, meaningful connection, and shared understanding
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February 6, 2026 [Symposiums]
Economic Analysis of Carbon Pricing in Japan: The GX-ETS scheme with an economic perspective
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February 6, 2026 [Symposiums]
Challenges in the Medical Field: Female physician career choice and the wage gap
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February 6, 2026 [Symposiums]
Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization
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February 4, 2026 [Symposiums]
Rising Geopolitical Risks and Foreign Direct Investment
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March 13, 2026 [RIETI Report]
ASEAN’s Quiet Masterclass in Crisis Leadership
Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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March 10, 2026 [Column]
Disability Employment Making Progress at SMEs: Effects of the levy-incentive system and existing challenges
MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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March 10, 2026 [China in Transition]
“Trump-Style G2” Will Transform the International Order and U.S.-China Relations - Toward an Era of "Division of Spheres of Influence" Based on Deal Diplomacy
Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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March 5, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How sanctions can help stabilise global oil supply
Simon JOHNSON (Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Global Economics and Management Group, Sloan School of Management and Co-Director, co-director, Stone Center on Inequality and the Future of Work at MIT) / Łukasz RACHEL (Assistant Professor of Economics at University College London) / Catherine WOLFRAM (William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics and Professor of Applied Economics, Sloan School of Management at MIT)
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February 27, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Addressing the Weak Yen Head on
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 27, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Geopolitical risk and supply chain diversification
DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA)) / ITO Asei (Associate professor at the Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo) / LUO Changyuan (Professor, Institute of World Economy at Fudan University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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February 25, 2026 [Policy Update]
Understanding Bond-Stock Price Comovements
Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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February 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
Geopolitical risk and supply chain diversification
DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA)) / ITO Asei (Associate professor at the Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo) / LUO Changyuan (Professor, Institute of World Economy at Fudan University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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February 20, 2026 [RIETI Report]
How Oil Prices Impact Asian Economies: Evidence from the stock market
Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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February 18, 2026 [East Asian Economic Strategies]
ASEAN’s Quiet Masterclass in Crisis Leadership
ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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February 17, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Issues That Tend to be Overlooked in Growth Strategies
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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February 12, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Open Door to New Era: Exploit “cutting-edge knowledge” to decide business strategies
SHIMIZU Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 5, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Capital Investment Thriving in Adversity
NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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February 4, 2026 [Column]
How Oil Prices Impact Asian Economies: Evidence from the stock market
Willem THORBECKE (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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February 3, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How the Fed makes decisions: Disagreement, beliefs, and the power of the Chair
Cooper HOWES (Senior Economist at Federal Reserve Board Of Governors) / Marc Dordal i CARRERAS (Assistant Professor of Economics at Hong Kong University Of Science And Technology) / Olivier COIBION (Malcolm Forsman Centennial Professor of Economics at University Of Texas At Austin) / Yuriy GORODNICHENKO (Quantedge Presidential Professor, Department of Economics at University of California, Berkeley)
