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.
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The timing of work: which days, what time of day?
When people work is as important for their well-being as how much they workJuly 21, 2026 [From IZA@LISER]
Daniel S. HAMERMESH (University of Texas at Austin, USA, and IZA@LISER, Luxembourg)
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Trust in International Trade (Handouts and Video)
July 21, 2026 [Symposiums]
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Why is Sector-focused Training the Most Effective Reskilling Policy Initiative?
July 21, 2026 [Column]
KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting fellow, RIETI)
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Competition Policy for Smartphones — New law improves the app distribution environment
July 14, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
OHASHI Hiroshi (Program director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Policy Management Should Incorporate Coordination and a Long-term Perspective
July 9, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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The Trap of the Independent Director System
July 8, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
NAKAGAMI Yasunori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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Japan Should Lead Making Desirable Rules for Digital Trade toward the "Data Free Flow with Trust"(DFFT) at APEC
July 8, 2026 [Policy Update]
TANABE Yasuo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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Extent of Interpersonal Sabotage within Organizations and Workers’ Workplace Choice
July 8, 2026 [Column]
KAMEI Kenju (Research Associate, RIETI)
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The impact of global sanctions on cross-border mergers and acquisitions
July 8, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWAGUCHI Shigenobu (Doctoral student, Graduate School of Economics at Kyoto University)
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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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July 21, 2026 [From IZA@LISER]
The timing of work: which days, what time of day?
When people work is as important for their well-being as how much they workDaniel S. HAMERMESH (University of Texas at Austin, USA, and IZA@LISER, Luxembourg)
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July 21, 2026 [Symposiums]
Trust in International Trade (Handouts and Video)
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July 21, 2026 [Column]
Why is Sector-focused Training the Most Effective Reskilling Policy Initiative?
KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting fellow, RIETI)
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July 15, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Upward Spillover Effects of Free Child Healthcare
SATO Hiroaki (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 15, 2026 ［BBL Seminars]
How Might India Prepare Itself for an Application to the CPTPP -- Will this make India more attractive for Japanese FDI (Summary)
Speaker: Suman BERY (Former Vice Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog))
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July 15, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Corporate Diversification and Corporate Carbon Performance
SASAKI Takafumi (Chuo University) / USHIJIMA Tatsuo (Keio University)
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July 15, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Founder-CEO Presence and Post-IPO Outcomes: Evidence from junior stock markets in Japan
HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IKEDA Yuya (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy)
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July 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Follow FDI: Production networks and the geography of globalization
Andreas MOXNES (BI Norwegian School of Business / CEPR) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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July 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Digital Product Passports and International Trade Law: Assessing WTO compatibility and international standard-setting activities
NAIKI Yoshiko (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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July 14, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Competition Policy for Smartphones — New law improves the app distribution environment
OHASHI Hiroshi (Program director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 13, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Constructing a Tool for Industrial Policy Analysis
OSAKI Yuta (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
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July 10, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Economics in the Age of AI: A thought experiment on a “fully automated society”
IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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July 9, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Policy Management Should Incorporate Coordination and a Long-term Perspective
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 8, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
The Trap of the Independent Director System
NAKAGAMI Yasunori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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July 8, 2026 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]
Economic Analysis of Carbon Pricing: Perspectives on the launch of the green transformation-emissions trading scheme (GX-ETS)
Written by ARIMURA Toshi H.
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July 15, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Upward Spillover Effects of Free Child Healthcare
SATO Hiroaki (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 15, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Corporate Diversification and Corporate Carbon Performance
SASAKI Takafumi (Chuo University) / USHIJIMA Tatsuo (Keio University)
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July 15, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Founder-CEO Presence and Post-IPO Outcomes: Evidence from junior stock markets in Japan
HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IKEDA Yuya (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy)
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July 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Follow FDI: Production networks and the geography of globalization
Andreas MOXNES (BI Norwegian School of Business / CEPR) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
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July 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Digital Product Passports and International Trade Law: Assessing WTO compatibility and international standard-setting activities
NAIKI Yoshiko (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
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July 13, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Constructing a Tool for Industrial Policy Analysis
OSAKI Yuta (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
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July 8, 2026 [Non Technical Summaries]
Economic Security and the Revival of Industrial Policy in Japan
Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI) / URATA Shujiro (Senior Research Advisor, RIETI / Waseda University)
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July 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Economic Security and the Revival of Industrial Policy in Japan
Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI) / URATA Shujiro (Senior Research Advisor, RIETI / Waseda University)
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June 30, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Carbon Tariffs, Emissions Leakage, and Production Relocation
MA Yan (Kobe University) / YOMOGIDA Morihiro (Sophia University)
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June 29, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 7: Toward Building Credible Evidence
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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June 29, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 6: The Data Needed for Evidence-Based Policymaking Already Exist Within the Government
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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June 29, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Information to the Wife, Action by the Husband: Spousal exposure to a public health railway ad and men's preventive behavior
KATO Hiroki (University of Osaka) / NAKAYAMA Hidetoki (University of Osaka) / SASAKI Shusaku (University of Osaka) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 29, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Information to the Wife, Action by the Husband: Spousal exposure to a public health railway ad and men's preventive behavior
KATO Hiroki (University of Osaka) / NAKAYAMA Hidetoki (University of Osaka) / SASAKI Shusaku (University of Osaka) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Will Unicorns be Born in Japan? A comparative study of private equity market development and policy reforms
TADOKORO Hajime (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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June 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Firms as Intermediaries in Social Policy: Evidence from Japan’s 2005 Employer Mandate for Work-Childcare Support
FUKAI Taiyo (Gakushuin University) / HARA Hiromi (Meiji University)
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July 21, 2026 [Symposiums]
Trust in International Trade (Handouts and Video)
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July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]
Hints for Thinking About the Impacts of Immigration
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July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]
Increasing Supply Chain Risks and Intensifying Competition over Emerging Economies: White paper on international economy and trade 2026
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July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Rise of Populist and Nationalist Parties in Europe: Electoral trends, public opinion, and foreign policy implications (Handouts and Video)
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July 1, 2026 [Symposiums]
How Might India Prepare Itself for an Application to the CPTPP -- Will this make India more attractive for Japanese FDI (Handouts and Video)
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June 30, 2026 [Symposiums]
Trust in International Trade
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June 23, 2026 [Symposiums]
India-Japan Cooperation amidst Global Uncertainties and Realignment of Supply Chains
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June 19, 2026 [Symposiums]
EU-Japan cooperation in Economic Security: ‘If you stand on one foot only, you are shaky’--Economic power demands comprehensive security cooperation including military field (Handouts and Video)
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June 17, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Rise of Populist and Nationalist Parties in Europe: Electoral trends, public opinion, and foreign policy implications
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June 16, 2026 [Symposiums]
Migration and Labor Markets: The cases of Europe and Japan (Handouts and Video)
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June 12, 2026 [Symposiums]
Quantifying the Effect of AI Invention on Productivity (Handouts and Video)
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June 9, 2026 [Symposiums]
White Paper on Manufacturing Industries 2026
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June 8, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Role of the OECD in the Changing Global Economy: Cooperation with Japan - Unpacking the Japan–OECD Cooperation Plan on Economic Security -
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June 4, 2026 [Symposiums]
How Might India Prepare Itself for an Application to the CPTPP -- Will this make India more attractive for Japanese FDI
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June 1, 2026 [Symposiums]
The Neo-Japonism Model: Japanese Creativity
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July 21, 2026 [From IZA@LISER]
The timing of work: which days, what time of day?
When people work is as important for their well-being as how much they workDaniel S. HAMERMESH (University of Texas at Austin, USA, and IZA@LISER, Luxembourg)
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July 21, 2026 [Column]
Why is Sector-focused Training the Most Effective Reskilling Policy Initiative?
KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting fellow, RIETI)
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July 14, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Competition Policy for Smartphones — New law improves the app distribution environment
OHASHI Hiroshi (Program director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 10, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Economics in the Age of AI: A thought experiment on a “fully automated society”
IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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July 9, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Policy Management Should Incorporate Coordination and a Long-term Perspective
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 8, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
The Trap of the Independent Director System
NAKAGAMI Yasunori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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July 8, 2026 [Policy Update]
Japan Should Lead Making Desirable Rules for Digital Trade toward the "Data Free Flow with Trust"(DFFT) at APEC
TANABE Yasuo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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July 8, 2026 [Column]
Extent of Interpersonal Sabotage within Organizations and Workers’ Workplace Choice
KAMEI Kenju (Research Associate, RIETI)
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July 8, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
The impact of global sanctions on cross-border mergers and acquisitions
JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWAGUCHI Shigenobu (Doctoral student, Graduate School of Economics at Kyoto University)
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July 7, 2026 [Column]
Ensuring the Sustainability of Local Essential Services Supported by Diversification of Services and Value Creation: Bistrot de Pays program in France
SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior fellow, RIETI)
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July 6, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Dependence on Social Insurance Revenues Creates Adverse Effects on Economic Growth
MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)
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July 2, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
AI, productivity, and work: Evidence from US firms
Salomé BASLANDZE (Research Economist and Associate Adviser at Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta) / Zachary EDWARDS (Senior Research Analyst at Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond) / John GRAHAM (D. Richard Mead Professor of Finance, Fuqua School of Business; Co-Director, Center for Finance Excellence at Duke University) / Ty MCCLURE (Economic Research Analyst at Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta) / Michael SPARKS (Economics Research Analyst at Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta) / Brent MEYER (Economist at Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta) / Sonya Ravindranath WADDELL (Vice President at Federal Reserve Bank Of Richmond) / Daniel WEITZ (Survey Director at Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta)
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July 1, 2026 [Column]
Economics in the Age of AI: A thought experiment on a “fully automated society”
IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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June 26, 2026 [RIETI Report]
China's "Economic Security" Growth Model, Implications for the US-China Security Dilemma and Lesson for Other Major Players
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June 19, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
China’s real estate reckoning: Lessons from Japan’s lost decade
Kenneth ROGOFF (Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics at Harvard University) / Yuanchen YANG (Economist at International Monetary Fund)
