What's New (FY2018)

March 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Hearing the Voice of the Future: Trump vs Clinton

NARITA Yusuke (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Costs of Employment and Flexible Labor Demand: Evidence from Maternity and Parental Leave Reforms

ASAI Yukiko (Waseda University)

March 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effectiveness of Provision of Energy-Saving Performance Information in Selection of Air Conditioners: Evidence from an Online Randomized Controlled Trial

HIRAI Yusuke (METI) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOKOO Hidefumi (Research Associate, RIETI) / TAKAHASHI Kei (Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting) / TAKEDA Masahiro (Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting) / YOSHIKAWA Yasuhiro (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy)

March 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Empirical Analysis of License Policy for Declared Standard-essential Patents in Setting Technology Standards

Dong HUO (Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen) / Jiangwei DANG (University of International Business and Economics) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 31, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Value of Data: There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch in the Digital Economy

Wendy C.Y. LI (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis) / NIREI Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMANA Kazufumi (Kanagawa University)

March 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Effectiveness of Business Classification Evaluation System on Energy Conservation

YOSHIKAWA Yasuhiro (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOKOO Hidefumi (Research Associate, RIETI) / FUKAI Akio (Agency for Natural Resources and Energy) / TAGUCHI Sosuke (Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting)

March 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Linkage of Patent and Design Right Data: Analysis of Industrial Design Activities in Companies at the Creator Level

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 29, 2019 [RIETI Report]

BOJ's Purchases of ETFs and Implications for the Future

OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

March 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Generational War on Inflation: Optimal Inflation Rates for the Young and the Old

FUJIWARA Ippei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / HORI Shunsuke (University of California, San Diego) / WAKI Yuichiro (University of Queensland)

March 29, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effect of Social Interactions on Exporting Activities: Evidence from Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in rural Vietnam

SHIMAMOTO Daichi (Kindai University) / Yu Ri KIM (Sophia University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 28, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of US Interest Rate Hikes and Global Risk on Daily Capital Flows in Emerging Market Countries

OGAWA Eiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMIZU Junko (Gakushuin University) / LUO Pengfei (Hitotsubashi University)

March 28, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Measuring Markups from Revenue and Total Cost: An Application to Japanese Plant-Product Matched Data

NISHIOKA Shuichiro (West Virginia University) / TANAKA Mari (Hitotsubashi University)

March 28, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Digitalization of manufacturing process and open innovation: Survey results of small and medium sized firms in Japan

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2019 [Column]

BOJ's Purchases of ETFs and Implications for the Future

OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Effect of Imported Intermediate Inputs on Firm Performance: Firm and Establishment Level Evidence from Japan

KIM YoungGak (Senshu University) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Link between Entrepreneurial Activities and Angel Investment: An international comparison

HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAKAMURA Hiroki (Chuo University)

March 26, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Use and sharing of big data, firm networks and their performance

KIM YoungGak (Senshu University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 25, 2019 [Technical Papers (Japanese)]

Municipality-level Panel Data and Municipal Mergers in Japan

KONDO Keisuke (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

March 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Productivity Dynamics during Major Crises in Japan: A Quantile Approach

ADACHI Yusuke (Nagoya University) / OGAWA Hikaru (University of Tokyo) / TSUBUKU Masafumi (Daito Bunka University)

March 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Survey on Actual and Potential Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors in Japan

NAKAMURA Hiroki (Chuo University) / HONJO Yuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 25, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The role of regulations and immigration in firms' offshoring decisions

Simone MORICONI (Associate Professor, IESEG School of Management; LEM member; research affiliate CESifo Munich) / Giovanni PERI (Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics, University of California, Davis) / Dario POZZOLI (Associate Professor of Economics, Copenhagen Business School)

March 25, 2019 [Symposiums]

Carbon Recycling Based on the Photocatalysis Technology

March 20, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

What is New in the Japanese-Style Management System? An Analysis of HR Policy Processes in Japanese Companies

UMEZAKI Osamu (Hosei University) / YASHIRO Atsushi (Keio University)

March 19, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

On the Effects of State Aid in the Regional Jet Aircraft Industry

JINJI Naoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KAWAGOSHI Yoshitaka (Kyoto Sangyo University / Queensland University of Technology)

March 19, 2019 ［Public Relations]

RIETI Highlight Vol.73

March 18, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Disutility of Commuting and Structural Estimation

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

March 18, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Steep Path for Global Warming Countermeasures: Do not disregard the cost of renewable energy

OHASHI Hiroshi (Program director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 15, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Voting with their money: Brexit and outward investment by UK firms

Holger BREINLICH (Professor of Economics, University of Surrey and CEPR Research Fellow) / Elsa LEROMAIN (Research Economist, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE) / Dennis NOVY (Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick; CEPR Research Fellow) / Thomas SAMPSON (Associate Professor, London School of Economics; Research Affiliate, CEPR)

March 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Use of new information technology such as AI and worker well-being: Evidence from panel data analysis

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KURODA Sachiko (Waseda University)

March 14, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

What drives innovation? Resource allocation inadequacies and diminishing effects

OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The BOJ's ETF Purchases and Its Effects on Nikkei 225 Stocks

HARADA Kimie (Chuo University) / OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

March 13, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Reform of "Equal Work, Equal Pay" in Japan: The Characteristics and Tasks

MIZUMACHI Yuichiro (Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)

March 12, 2019 [Workshops]

RIETI-ABER-IIT Roundtable "Global Trade Reform" (Summary)

March 12, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Policies and measures necessary for improving workers' health: Discussions based on labor economics studies

KURODA Sachiko (Waseda University) / YAMAMOTO Isamu (Keio University)

March 12, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Hospital competition and technology adoption: An econometric analysis of imaging technology in Japan

GOTO Rei (Keio University) / KATO Hirotaka (Keio University)

March 8, 2019 [Symposiums]

Asia's Response to the Trade War (Summary)

March 6, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: Vehicle Tax Focus Shifting from Ownership to Use

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 6, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Obstacles to Shifting Mandatory Retirement to Employment until 70: Sweeping Reforms to Wages and Mid-career Hiring, etc.

TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

March 6, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Goals for Working Hours System Reform and Challenges for the Future

SHIMADA Yoichi (Waseda University)

March 4, 2019 [Workshops]

RIETI - Hitotsubashi - Gakushuin - Toyo International Workshop on Firm Dynamics (Summary)

March 1, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

Female Candidates in the 2018 U.S. Midterm Election

Barry BURDEN (Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)

February 28, 2019 [Workshops]

Getting Back a Level Playing Field under State Capitalism: Evidence from Quake Donations by Privately-controlled Companies in China

February 28, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Bankruptcy propagation in customer–supplier networks: An empirical analysis in Japan

ARATA Yoshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI)

February 28, 2019 [Column]

Raising Productivity: UK economic statistics review and EBPM

SENGA Tatsuro (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)

February 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Managing the Yield Curve in a Financially Globalized World

ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI) / Phuong TRAN (Portland State University)

February 27, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Geography and Realty Prices: Evidence from International Transaction-Level Data

MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / SHIMIZU Chihiro (Nihon University) / UESUGI Iichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 27, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Japan and U.S. Starting Trade Negotiations: Japan in a difficult position regarding cars and foreign exchange

ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 26, 2019 [VoxEU Column]

Bankruptcy propagation in customer–supplier networks: An empirical analysis in Japan

ARATA Yoshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI)

February 25, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Gentrification and businesses

Kristian BEHRENS (Professor of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM) ) / Brahim BOUALAM (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal) / Julien MARTIN (Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal) / Florian MAYNERIS (Associate Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG-UQAM))

February 25, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Comparison of Inbound and Domestic Tourists Destinations in Japan from 2011 to 2017: Zipf's law and Gibrat's law

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / NISHIYAMA Yoshihiko (Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

February 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Professionals on Corporate Boards: How do they affect the bottom line?

SAKO Mari (University of Oxford) / KUBO Katsuyuki (Waseda University)

February 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Why Is Investment So Weak Despite High Profitability? A panel study of Japanese manufacturing firms

OGAWA Kazuo (Kansai Gaidai University) / Elmer STERKEN (University of Groningen) / TOKUTSU Ichiro (Kobe University)

February 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Two-dimensional Constrained Chaos and Time in Innovation: An analysis of industrial revolution cycles

YANO Makoto (Chief Research Officer, RIETI) / FURUKAWA Yuichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 21, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Current Status of Startup Firms and Startup Finance in Japan

UCHIDA Hirofumi (Kobe University) / Charee KWAK (Kobe University)

February 20, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Disentangling the Effect of Home Ownership on Household Stock-holdings: Evidence from Japanese microdata

IWAISAKO Tokuo (Hitotsubashi University) / ONO Arito (Chuo University) / SAITO Amane (Government Pension Investment Fund) / TOKUDA Hidenobu (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)

February 19, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

The Japan-China Relationship: The triumph of economics over politics

Shiro ARMSTRONG (Visiting Scholar, RIETI / Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University / Director, Australia-Japan Research Center / Director, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research)

February 19, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Challenges for New Governments in Latin America: The relationship with the Congress in Brazil will be a key

HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Program director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 18, 2019 [Workshops]

RIETI-ABER-IIT Roundtable "Global Trade Reform"

February 18, 2019 [Symposiums]

Post-Brexit World Economy

February 18, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

The Weak Rupiah: Catching the tailwinds and avoiding the shoals

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

February 14, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Weak Rupiah: Catching the tailwinds and avoiding the shoals

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

February 14, 2019 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2019 (January 2019)]

Future Design: A new policymaking system for future generations

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 13, 2019 [Column]

How Should We Measure the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology?

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI)

February 13, 2019 [Policy Update]

What are the Risks for the Global Economy?

ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

February 13, 2019 [Workshops]

T20-G20 Roundtable Discussion on "Digital Trade, WTO Reform, and Trade and Investment for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth"

February 12, 2019 [Workshops]

ERIA–IDE-JETRO–RIETI Roundtable Discussion on "New Global Era of Digital Economies" (Summary)

February 12, 2019 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2019 (January 2019)]

Foreign Workers: Can They Be the Saviors of Japan?

KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

February 8, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Make-or-buy decisions of multinational firms depend on the technological importance of the product

Giuseppe BERLINGIERI (Assistant Professor in Economics at ESSEC Business School; Economist in the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD) / Frank PISCH (Assistant Professor of International Trade, University of St. Gallen) / Claudia STEINWENDER (Assistant Professor at MIT Management, Sloan School)

February 8, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Employer-Provided Training and Productivity: Evidence from a Panel of Japanese Firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

February 6, 2019 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2019 (January 2019)]

Policy Objectives Set at the Beginning of the Heisei Era and Reality

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

February 6, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Latent Risks in the Strong Economy—Poor Resistance in Response to Crises from Overseas

MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 6, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Actual Condition of Overtime and its Determinants: Comparative analysis using four panel data sets

SATO Kazuma (Takushoku University)

February 6, 2019 [Workshops]

ERIA–IDE-JETRO–RIETI Roundtable Discussion on "New Global Era of Digital Economies"

February 5, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Knowledge Spillover Effect of University-Industry Collaboration Policy: An empirical analysis of knowledge spillover effect of A-STEP program

HATA Shigenori (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

February 5, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Ordinary people have been hurt by globalism

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

February 4, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Extent and Efficiency of Credit Reallocation during Economic Downturns

SAKAI Koji (Kyoto Sangyo University) / UESUGI Iichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

February 1, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Study on Export Business of Trading Companies

URABE Sumiko (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

February 1, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Study on the Volume of Indirect Export of Manufactured Products

URABE Sumiko (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed))

January 31, 2019 [Workshops]

RIETI - Hitotsubashi - Gakushuin - Toyo International Workshop on Firm Dynamics

January 31, 2019 [Priorities for the Japanese Economy in 2019 (January 2019)]

Reform of the Credit Guarantee System—Will the reform lead to the enhancement of support for SMEs?

YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

January 30, 2019 [RIETI Report]

Blockchain and Society 5.0-The Creation of a New Marketplace based on Distributed Consensus

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI) / YANO Makoto (President, RIETI) / Chris DAI (CEO, LONGHASH Japan)

January 30, 2019 [Workshops]

Blockchain and Society 5.0-The Creation of a New Marketplace based on Distributed Consensus (Summary)

January 30, 2019 [Symposiums]

Establishing a solid foundation of evidence-based policy making

January 30, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Issues of Vocational Training Corporations: From the viewpoint of NPO policy

HATSUTANI Isamu (Osaka University of Commerce)

January 29, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

GVC Journeys When National and Territorial Comparative Advantage Differ

Richard BALDWIN (Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva)

January 25, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The macroeconomic benefits of gender diversity

Christine LAGARDE (Managing Director, International Monetary Fund) / Jonathan D. OSTRY (Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF)

January 23, 2019 [Column]

Evaluation of COP24 and Future Challenges

ARIMA Jun (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

January 22, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Are there ethical issues with randomized controlled trials by economists? Evidence from two online surveys in Japan

YOKOO Hidefumi (Research Associate, RIETI)

January 22, 2019 [Column]

Applicability of the Inclusive Wealth Index to Policy Making: Expanding its use for social and economic policy

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / TANAKA Kenta (Associate Professor, Musashi University)

January 22, 2019 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: The Start of Public Sector Work Style Reform

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

January 17, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Three Issues in the Use of RCT and Their Solutions―Precision, noncompliance, and truncation-by-death

YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

January 17, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Employment Pattern after Retirement and its Evaluation - An empirical analysis of the continued employment system

KUME Koichi (Toyo University) / TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Chiba University) / YASUI Kengo (Aoyama Gakuin University)

January 15, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

Oil Prices and the U.S. Economy: Evidence from the stock market

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 15, 2019 [Non Technical Summaries]

How Would a Slowdown in the People's Republic of China Affect its Trading Partners?

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Oil Prices and the U.S. Economy: Evidence from the stock market

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 15, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

How Would a Slowdown in the People's Republic of China Affect its Trading Partners?

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 11, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Japan's age wave: Challenges and solutions

David BLOOM (Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) / Paige KIRBY (Health Policy Associate, Data for Decisions, LLC) / JP SEVILLA (Senior Economist, Data for Decisions, LLC) / Andrew STAWASZ (Law Student, Harvard Law School)

January 10, 2019 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Occupational Outcomes of the Matching between University Major and Job in Japan: Focusing on difference by gender

HONDA Yuki (University of Tokyo)

January 9, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Sustainable Work Style from the Perspective of Occupational Health Psychology

SHIMAZU Akihito (Kitasato University)

January 9, 2019 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Going Concern Notes, Downsizing, and Exit

SARUYAMA Sumio (Japan Center for Economic Research and Hosei University) / Peng XU (Hosei University)

January 9, 2019 [Column]

Japan’s strategic opportunity at global leadership

ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI)

January 8, 2019 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The coming super-aged death-ridden society

FUJI Kazuhiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

January 8, 2019 [BBL Seminars]

A View from Europe: Monetary policy, structural reforms and the rise of populist politics

Paola SUBACCHI (Senior Research Fellow, Global Economy and Finance, Chatham House)

January 7, 2019 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The impact of the US-China trade war on East Asia

Massimiliano CALÌ (Senior Economist, World Bank)

December 26, 2018 [BBL Seminars]

What's Next for Healthcare IT?

John D HALAMKA (International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School, Chief Information Officer of the Beth Israel Deaconess Health System and a Practicing Emergency Physician)

December 26, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The Big Con: Reassessing the ‘Great’ Recession and its ‘fix’

Laurence KOTLIKOFF (William Fairfield Warren Professor and Professor of Economics, Boston University)

December 21, 2018 [RIETI Report]

A Balanced Approach to Addressing the US-China Trade Dispute

Shang-Jin WEI (N.T. Wang Chair and Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University, and Former Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank)

December 20, 2018 [Workshops]

How to Surf the Waves of Financial Globalization: Will the ongoing massive U.S.-triggered stock losses around the world lead to yet another crisis? How should we address global financial instability and what does the future hold for the global economy?

December 20, 2018 [Non Technical Summaries]

Nonfarm Employment, Inflationary Expectations, and Monetary Policy after the Global Financial Crisis

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

December 19, 2018 [Workshops]

Uncertainty, Trade and Firms (Summary)

December 19, 2018 [Symposiums]

Asia's Response to the Trade War (Handouts)

December 18, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Did BOJ's Negative Interest Rate Policy Increase Bank Lending?

GUNJI Hiroshi (Daito Bunka University)

December 18, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Public-Private Partnerships with Infrastructure Funds: an Optimal Incentive Device

ODA Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

December 18, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

On the Role of Bank Liability in Protecting against Environmental Pollution

ODA Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

December 17, 2018 [BBL Seminars]

Repercussions of Business & Human Rights on Trade and Investment Decisions

Markus LOENING (Chairperson of LI Human Rights Committee, Free Democratic Party, Germany)

December 13, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Corporate Governance, Employment, and Financial Performance of Japanese firms: A cross-country analysis

ARIKAWA Yasuhiro (Waseda University) / INOUE Kotaro (Tokyo Institute of Technology) / SAITO Takuji (Keio University)

December 12, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

A Balanced Approach to Addressing the US-China Trade Dispute

Shang-Jin WEI (N.T. Wang Chair and Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University, and Former Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank)

December 12, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Skill Transference and International Migration: A theoretical analysis on skilled migration to the Anglosphere

NAKAGAWA Mariko (Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo)

December 12, 2018 [Recent Activities]

RIETI has joined Think 20 (T20)

December 12, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Development of Digital Technology for IT, IoT, Big Data, and AI in Japan's Fourth Industrial Revolution

KIMOTO Hiroshi (Toyo Kanetsu Solutions K.K.) / SAWATANI Yuriko (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business) / SAITO Naho (International Foundation for Information Technology) / IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / TANOUE Yuta (The Institute of Statistical Mathematics) / INOUE Yusuka (University of Tokyo)

December 11, 2018 [Column]

Market Quality Laws and Economics: Sound development and growth of the economy by raising market quality

FURUKAWA Yuichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 11, 2018 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Artificial Intelligence and Employment in Japan

Written and edited by IWAMOTO Koichi

December 11, 2018 [Workshops]

AI: Asia – The next frontier in AI development

December 10, 2018 [Column]

The Effect of Oil Price Fluctuations on the Japanese Economy: Evidence from the stock market

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

December 10, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Economic Model "Crisis" Has Changed

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 7, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Industry Comparison Using the Data from the "Questionnaire Survey Regarding Data Utilization"

TATSUMOTO Hirofumi (University of Tsukuba) / HIRAI Yuri (University of Tokyo) / WATANABE Toshiya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 5, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Estimating Family Preferences for Elder-care Services: A conjoint-survey experiment in Japan

KANEKO Shinji (Hiroshima University) / KAWATA Keisuke (University of Tokyo) / YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI)

December 4, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Current State and Issues of Elderly Employment: Supporting workers in their late sixties

OSHIO Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

December 4, 2018 [China in Transition]

Why Has the U.S. Waged A Trade War Against China?
—Protracted Confrontation Inevitable

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

November 30, 2018 [RIETI Report]

Effect of Shadow Education Vouchers and the Implications for Evidence-based Policymaking

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

November 30, 2018 [From IZA]

Measuring employment and unemployment
Should statistical criteria for measuring employment and unemployment be re-examined?

Andrea BRANDOLINI (Bank of Italy) / Eliana VIVIANO (Bank of Italy)

November 29, 2018 [Column]

Effect of Shadow Education Vouchers and the Implications for Evidence-based Policymaking

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

November 26, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

"Mission" of New Organizations: The key to central government reform—Multitask lowers incentives

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 22, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Understanding AI Driven Innovation by Linked Database of Scientific Articles and Patents

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 21, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Empirical Studies on Effect of Property Tax on Capital Investment

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SUZUKI Masaaki (Senshu University)

November 20, 2018 [VoxEU Column]

International production networks and disaster resilience

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KASHIWAGI Yuzuka (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellow and PhD student, Waseda University) / Petr MATOUS (Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Sydney)

November 20, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Voluntary Provision of Public Goods and Cryptocurrency

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIDA Ryo (Policy Research Institute Ministry of Finance) / YASUOKA Masaya (Kwansei Gakuin University)

November 20, 2018 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Productivity: Misconceptions and realities

Written by MORIKAWA Masayuki

November 20, 2018 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: How Our Lives, Our Work and Our Society Will Change

Written and Edited by MANAGI Shunsuke

November 20, 2018 [Other Publications (English)]

Cross-Border Outsourcing and Boundaries of Japanese Firms: A Microdata Economic Analysis

Written by TOMIURA Eiichi

November 19, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Data superpowers in the age of AI: A research agenda

Claudia BIANCOTTI (Senior Economist, Banca d'Italia and Visting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics) / Paolo CIOCCA (Commissioner, Consob)

November 19, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Evidence-based Policymaking in the United States

TSUDA Hirokazu (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / OZAKI Kohei (Cabinet Office, and Nomura Securities Co.,Ltd)

November 19, 2018 [Column]

Artificial Intelligence will Transform the Economy

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 15, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Days of Schooling and Educational Inequality: Evidence from schools with saturday class in Japan

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KODAMA Naomi (Research Associate, RIETI) / NAGASHIMA Masaru (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)

November 15, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Health Capacity to Work and Its Long-term Trend among the Japanese Elderly

OSHIO Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 14, 2018 [Workshops]

How to Surf the Waves of Financial Globalization: Will the ongoing massive U.S.-triggered stock losses around the world lead to yet another crisis? How should we address global financial instability and what does the future hold for the global economy?

November 12, 2018 [Column]

Licensing of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs): Hold-up, reverse hold-up and ex-ante negotiation

NAGAOKA Sadao (Program Director / Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 9, 2018 [Symposiums]

Asia's Response to the Trade War

November 9, 2018 [Column]

Human Resource Problems Facing Regional Companies, and How to Overcome Them

TOKUI Joji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 7, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Determinants of FTA Utilization for Japan's Imports: Preferential margins and restrictiveness of rules of origin

ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University) / URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 6, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

What Determines Utility of International Currencies?

OGAWA Eiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MUTO Makoto (Hitotsubashi University)

November 6, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Nonfarm Employment, Inflationary Expectations, and Monetary Policy after the Global Financial Crisis

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

November 5, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

One Year until the Consumption Tax Rate Hike: No need to take countermeasures against a rebound decline in consumption

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

November 2, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Trump’s Abuse of Trudeau Shocked Many Americans

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

November 1, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

A rational backlash against globalisation

Lubos PASTOR (Charles P. McQuaid Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business ) / Pietro VERONESI (Roman Family Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business)

October 31, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

One Year until the Consumption Tax Hike - Aiming for a tax system centered on consumption tax

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 31, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Trade, Location and Multiproduct Firms

Rikard FORSLID (Stockholm University) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Keio University)

October 30, 2018 [Symposiums]

Global Financial Stability Report October 2018

October 30, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Stock Repurchases and Corporate Control: Evidence from Japan

Julian FRANKS (London Business School) / Colin MAYER (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford) / MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OGAWA Ryo (Waseda University)

October 26, 2018 [RIETI Report]

The Impact of Information Technologies Such as Artificial Intelligence on Worker Stress

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 26, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Three Countries Can Appreciate Together

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 25, 2018 [Workshops]

Blockchain and Society 5.0-The Creation of a New Marketplace based on Distributed Consensus

October 24, 2018 [Column]

The Impact of Information Technologies Such as Artificial Intelligence on Worker Stress

YAMAMOTO Isamu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 23, 2018 [Column]

Japan Faces Low Birthrate and Aging of Companies as well as Population—Break with the uniform policy for SMEs

KODAMA Naomi (Research Associate, RIETI)

October 23, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Review of Necessary Assumptions and Validity Conditions for "Natural Experiment" As a Policy Impact Identification and Assessment Methodology and Development of Alternative Methods for Identification by External Validity of Multiple Treatment Effects Those Single Natural Experiment Hardly Identify

KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)

October 22, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Novelty-Seeking Traits and Innovation

FURUKAWA Yuichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Tat-kei LAI (IÉSEG School of Management) / SATO Kenji (Osaka Prefecture University)

October 19, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Trade Relations Between the US and China Are Politically Unsustainable

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 19, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The effect of house prices on household borrowing: A new approach

James CLOYNE (Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis and CEPR Research Affiliate) / Kilian HUBER (Saieh Family Fellow in Macroeconomics, Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chicago) / Ethan ILZETZKI (Assistant Professor, London School of Economics) / Henrik KLEVEN (Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University)

October 19, 2018 [Symposiums]

Toward Solving Disputes over Standard Essential Patents (SEPs): Licensing 5G SEPs (Summary)

October 19, 2018 [China in Transition]

Chinese Economy Slowing Down amid Intensifying U.S.-China Trade Dispute: Reform and opening-up should come before economic stimulus

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

October 18, 2018 [Workshops]

AI: Asia – The next frontier in AI development

October 17, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Property Tax and Land Use: Evidence from the 1990s reforms in Japan

MIYAZAKI Tomomi (Kobe University) / SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 16, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firm Predicted Exchange Rates and Nonlinearities in Pricing-to-Market

Thi-Ngoc Anh NGUYEN (Yokohama National University) / SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University)

October 12, 2018 [From IZA]

Maternity leave versus early childcare—What are the long-term consequences for children?
Despite increasingly generous parental leave schemes their advantages over subsidized childcare remain unclear

Nabanita Datta GUPTA (Aarhus University and IZA)

October 12, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Fiscal Discipline Is Now Required from the US

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 11, 2018 [RIETI Books (Japanese)]

Regional Productivity Differences in Japan Industry-Level Studies Based on the R-JIP Database

Edited by TOKUI Joji

October 11, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

How Does the Global Network of Research Collaboration Affect the Quality of Innovation?

IINO Takashi (Niigata University) / INOUE Hiroyasu (University of Hyogo) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 11, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Outward Foreign direct investment and Firm-level Employment Dynamics in Japanese Manufacturing Firms

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI) / NI Bin (Hosei University)

October 10, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Collaborative Knowledge Creation: Evidence from Japanese patent data

MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAKAGUCHI Shosei (University of Tokyo / JSPS)

October 10, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Inter-city Trade

MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Jens WRONA (HHU Düsseldorf, DICE, and CESifo)

October 5, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: Considerations upon the increase in the consumption tax rate

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

October 5, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Transmission Mechanism with Too Many Weak Links

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 4, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Competitiveness, Risk Attitudes, and the Gender Gap in Math Achievement

YAGASAKI Masayuki (University of Tokyo) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Keio University)

October 4, 2018 [Column]

FTAs and Customs Unions: For understanding Brexit

SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 4, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Development of Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Labor Demand of Corporate Groups in Japan

ARAKI Shota (Fellow, RIETI)

October 2, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Indirect Trade and Direct Trade: Evidence from Japanese firm transaction data

ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

October 2, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Fiscal Sustainability in Japan: What to tackle?

Selahattin İMROHOROĞLU (University of Southern California) / KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMADA Tomoaki (Meiji University)

October 2, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The making of the Federal Open Market Committee: Ideology and politics

Michael BORDO (Professor of Economics, Rutgers University) / Klodiana ISTREFI (Research Economist, Banque de France)

October 1, 2018 [Non Technical Summaries]

Export Sophistication and Trade Elasticities

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / Nimesh SALIKE (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

September 28, 2018 [RIETI Books (English)]

Managing Currency Risk: How Japanese Firms Choose Invoicing Currency

Written by ITO Takatoshi, KOIBUCHI Satoshi, SATO Kiyotaka, SHIMIZU Junko

September 27, 2018 [RIETI Report]

Why Don't Governments Do Away with Protectionism?

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 27, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Causal Effects of Software Patents on Firm Growth: Evidence from a policy reform in Japan

YAMAUCHI Isamu (Research Associate, RIETI) / ONISHI Koichiro (Waseda University)

September 27, 2018 [Column]

Why Don't Governments Do Away with Protectionism?

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 27, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Well-being and self-determination: an empirical study in Japan

NISHIMURA Kazuo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAGI Tadashi (Doshisha University)

September 26, 2018 [BBL Seminars]

The Rise and (Potential) Fall of U.S. Cartel Enforcement

Vivek GHOSAL (Department Head of Economics, Virginia and Lloyd W. Rittenhouse Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

September 26, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Who Provides High Quality Services?: Evidence from the Survey on Customer Satisfaction

ISHIKAWA Takayuki (Hitotsubashi University) / EDAMURA Kazuma (Japan Productivity Center) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 21, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Study on Management and Utilization of Data Generated from Industry

WATANABE Toshiya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / HIRAI Yuri (University of Tokyo) / AKUTSU Masami (University of Tokyo) / HIOKI Tomomi (Uchida & Samejima Law Firm) / NAGAI Norihito (Kohwa Sohgoh Law Offices)

September 21, 2018 [From IZA]

Effects of regulating international trade on firms and workers
The benefits of trade regulation increase when workers are mobile

Raymond ROBERTSON (Texas A&M University and IZA)

September 14, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Future of Capitalism: Resolution of inequality is imperative

YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

September 14, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Stagnation Traps in an Open Economy

HIRAGUCHI Ryoji (Meiji University)

September 13, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Export Sophistication and Trade Elasticities

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / Nimesh SALIKE (Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University)

September 10, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Exploring the wide dispersion in productivity among European firms

Yuriy GORODNICHENKO (Professor in the Department of Economics, University of California-Berkeley) / Debora REVOLTELLA (Director, Economics Department, European Investment Bank) / Jan SVEJNAR (James T. Shotwell Professor of Global Political Economy and Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance, Columbia University; Research Fellow, CEPR) / Christoph WEISS (Economist, Economics Department, European Investment Bank)

September 7, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Manager Characteristics and Firm Performance

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / Huiyu LI (Federal Reserve Bank of SF)

September 6, 2018 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Offshoring

September 6, 2018 [Workshops]

Frontiers in Research on Offshoring (Summary)

September 6, 2018 [China in Transition]

Reform of the Listing System for High-tech Companies: Opening the way for red-chip companies to issue China Depositary Receipts (CDRs)

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

September 6, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Choice of Invoice Currency and Exchange Rate Risk Management: 2017 Questionnaire Survey with Japanese headquarters

ITO Takatoshi (Columbia University / GRIPS) / KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Chuo University) / SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University) / SHIMIZU Junko (Gakushuin University)

September 4, 2018 [VoxEU Column]

Electoral pressure amplifies the protectionist effects of higher imports

ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI)

September 4, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Expectation Formation and Firm Activities: New evidence from a business outlook survey in Japan

CHEN Cheng (University of Hong Kong) / SENGA Tatsuro (Fellow, RIETI) / SUN Chang (University of Hong Kong) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

September 4, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Production Chains, Exchange Rate Shocks, and Firm Performance

LI Zhigang (Asian Development Bank) / WEI Shang-Jin (Columbia University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

September 4, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Networks of Foreign Affiliates: Evidence from Japanese micro-data

Francesca SPINELLI (OECD) / Dorothée ROUZET (OECD) / ZHANG Hongyong (Fellow, RIETI)

September 3, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Prices and Companies' Behavior: The key is making it easier for companies to pass on cost increase to prices

WATANABE Tsutomu (Research Associate, RIETI)

September 3, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Leaving money on the table: Declining responsiveness and the productivity slowdown

Ryan DECKER (Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) / John HALTIWANGER (Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Maryland) / Ron JARMIN (Acting Director, U.S. Census Bureau) / Javier MIRANDA (Principal Economist, Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications)

August 31, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: The fantasy that "we'll manage somehow"

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 29, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

A Euro Zone Basket as Stabiliser for the Euro Area?

Dietrich MATTHES (Quantic Risk Solutions) / Jörg ROCHOLL (ESMT Berlin)

August 24, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Reallocation Effects of Monetary Policy

MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / OIKAWA Koki (Waseda University) / UEDA Kozo (Waseda University)

August 24, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Working Style Reform and Productivity Improvement: Compatibility of addressing the issue of long working hours and achieving efficiency

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 24, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Analysis of Inflation/Deflation: Clusters of micro prices matter!

KICHIKAWA Yuichi (Niigata University) / AOYAMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / FUJIWARA Yoshi (University of Hyogo) / IYETOMI Hiroshi (Niigata University) / YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 23, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Competitive Intelligence and Absorptive Capacity Necessary for Japanese Companies' Competitiveness: Interview research on competitive intelligence

TSUCHIMOTO Ichiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

August 23, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Inter-firm Transaction Networks and Location in a City

OTAZAWA Toshimori (Kobe University) / OHIRA Yuki (Tottori University) / Jos VAN OMMEREN (VU Amsterdam & Tinbergen Institute)

August 23, 2018 [Non Technical Summaries]

The Impact of Oil Prices on East and Southeast Asian Economies: Evidence from financial markets

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

August 23, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Spatial Pattern and City Size Distribution

MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 23, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Firm Value and Retained Earnings: Optimal dividend policy with retained earnings

INOSE Junya (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.,)

August 22, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Role of Past Experience and Intra-firm Trade in FDI Decisions

Ivan DESEATNICOV (University of Tsukuba) / Konstantin KUCHERYAVYY (University of Tokyo)

August 21, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Household Savings Rate in National Accounts and Household Surveys in Japan

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OHNO Taro (Shinshu University)

August 17, 2018 [VoxEU Column]

Demand for automated driving technology

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

August 16, 2018 [Workshops]

Dynamics of Inter-firm Network and Macro Fluctuation

August 15, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Determinants of survival ratio for de jure standards: AI-related technologies and interaction with patents

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

August 13, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Demographics and long-run growth

Thomas COOLEY (Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business and Faculty of Arts and Science, New York University) / Espen HENRIKSEN (Associate Professor of Financial Economics, BI Norwegian Business School)

August 7, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

How to Solve Intergenerational Problems: The increasing importance of policies that nurture altruism

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 30, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

There are more foreign firms than we think!

Sara MCGAUGHEY (Professor of International Business, Griffith University) / Pascalis RAIMONDOS (Head of School, Professor of Economics, Queensland University of Technology)

July 27, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Public Opposition to Refugee Resettlement: The case of Japan

HORIUCHI Yusaku (Dartmouth College) / ONO Yoshikuni (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 27, 2018 ［Public Relations]

RIETI Annual Report 2017

July 27, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Trade Credit in Global Supply Chains

Jiangtao FU (Waseda University) / Petr MATOUS (The University of Sydney) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 26, 2018 [RIETI Report]

From the Perspective of Ensuring Fiscal Soundness: Recovery through structural reforms

KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 26, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

From the Perspective of Ensuring Fiscal Soundness: Recovery through structural reforms

KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 25, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Measuring the Willingness to Pay and Implicit Discount Rates for High-efficiency Refrigerators: Evidence from the Japan retail market

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takashi (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) / ISHIKAWA Toshiki (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

July 20, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Reallocation of Tangible Assets and Productivity

UESUGI Iichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / ONO Arito (Chuo University) / UCHIDA Hirofumi (Kobe University)

July 19, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Challenges Ahead for “Future Design” Studies

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 19, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Roles of In-house Production in Firms' Supplier Management

ONO Yukako (Keio University)

July 18, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Digitization, Computerization, Networking, Automation, and the Future of Jobs in Japan

IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / TANOUE Yuta (The Institute of Statistical Mathematics)

July 17, 2018 [BBL Seminars]

Japan: Promoting Inclusive Growth for an Ageing Society

Randall S. JONES (Head of the Japan / Korea Desk, Economics Department, OECD)

July 17, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Choice of Examiner Patent Citations for Refusals: Evidence from the trilateral offices

WADA Tetsuo (Gakushuin University)

July 12, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Macroprudential Modeling Based on Spin Dynamics in a Supply Chain Network

IKEDA Yuichi (Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University) / YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 12, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

The Regional Innovation System in China: Regional comparison of technology, venture financing, and human capital focusing on Shenzhen

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 10, 2018 [Symposiums]

Vision for the New Society and IP--To realize 'value designing society'--

July 9, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Identifying Neighborhood Effects among Firms: Evidence from location lotteries of the Tokyo Tsukiji fish market

NAKAJIMA Kentaro (Hitotsubashi University) / TESHIMA Kensuke (Hitotsubashi University)

July 9, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Empirical Research on Technology Appropriability and Agglomeration Externalities

MATSUMOTO Kuniko (NISTEP) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

July 6, 2018 [Symposiums]

The Collapse of the US-China Grand Bargain

July 6, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of Oil Prices on East and Southeast Asian Economies: Evidence from financial markets

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

July 3, 2018 [Recent Activities]

RIETI Visiting Fellow YAMAGUCHI Kazuo's Book Awarded the 10th Showa Women's University Prize for Women's Cultural Research

June 29, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

A genie in a bottle: Inflation, globalisation, and competition

Dan ANDREWS (Deputy Head, Structural Policy Analysis Division, OECD Economics Department) / Peter GAL (Economist, OECD) / William WITHERIDGE (Junior Economist, OECD Economics Department)

June 29, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Technology Sourcing in New Product Development Projects: When and how to use external resources?

KANI Masayo (Tezukayama University) / MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 29, 2018 [Symposiums]

White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2018 ― Significant shift in the global economy

June 25, 2018 [China in Transition]

A New Stage in the U.S.-China Economic Dispute: Focus shifting from trade imbalance to technology transfer

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

June 22, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Propagation of Shocks by Natural Disasters through Global Supply Chains

KASHIWAGI Yuzuka (Waseda University) / TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / Petr MATOUS (The University of Sydney)

June 20, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Bankruptcy Propagation on a Customer-supplier Network: An empirical analysis in Japan

Yoshiyuki ARATA (Fellow, RIETI)

June 19, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Do Voters Prefer Gender Stereotypic Candidates? Evidence from a conjoint survey experiment in Japan

ONO Yoshikuni (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / YAMADA Masahiro (Kwansei Gakuin University)

June 15, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Heterogeneous Labor and Agglomeration over Generations

IHARA Ryusuke (Asia University)

June 15, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effect of Transportation Benefits on Health and Consumption among the Elderly: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Urban China

YIN Ting (Fellow, RIETI) / YIN Zhigang (Shanghai Research Center on Aging) / ZHANG Junchao (Institute of Statistical Mathematics)

June 15, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Intellectual Property Rights for Software and Accessibility to Venture Capitalists

ONISHI Koichiro (Waseda University) / YAMAUCHI Isamu (Meiji Gakuin University)

June 13, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Points of Discussion Concerning the Strategic Energy Plan: Toward policy measures to take advantage of the market mechanism

ITO Koichiro (Fellow, RIETI)

June 12, 2018 [RIETI Report]

The World Economy Against the Backdrop of Increased Trade Tensions

Richard BALDWIN (Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva / President, CEPR)

June 12, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Strategic Declaration of Standard Essential Patents

AOKI Reiko (Japan Fair Trade Commission) / ARAI Yasuhiro (Kochi University)

June 11, 2018 [BBL Seminars]

The World Economy Against the Backdrop of Increased Trade Tensions

Richard BALDWIN (Professor, Graduate Institute, Geneva / President, CEPR)

June 11, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Preconditions for Innovation: Use of highly-skilled workers is the key

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 8, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Employer-provided Training and Productivity: Evidence from a panel of Japanese firms

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

June 7, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: What happens when the public loses trust in the Ministry of Finance?

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 6, 2018 [Policy Update]

Signs that Japan’s Deflationary Mindset May Finally be Lifting?

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

June 5, 2018 [Symposiums]

Challenges Facing Japanese Companies in Overseas M&A and Key Points for Overcoming Them: Based on the discussion at METI's Japanese Companies' M&A Overseas Study Group

June 4, 2018 [VoxEU Column]

The wage premium of exporting plants in Japan: The impact of plant and firm size

ITO Koji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

June 4, 2018 [Symposiums]

Outline of the 2018 White Paper on Manufacturing Industries (Monodzukuri): Directions that manufacturing should aim for amid digitization and labor shortage

May 31, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Legal Issues Concerning Standard Essential Patents: International trends and Japan's strategy

SUZUKI Masabumi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 29, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Trade Exposure and Electoral Protectionism: Evidence from Japanese politician-level data

ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI)

May 29, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Power of AI from an Economics Perspective

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 28, 2018 [Symposiums]

2018 White Paper on Small, Medium, and Micro-sized Enterprises in Japan: The key factors to overcoming a tight labor shortage

May 25, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Residential sorting by education level enhances the return on investments in transport infrastructure

Coen TEULINGS (Distinguished Professor of Economics, Utrecht University; CEPR Research Fellow) / Ioulia OSSOKINA (Assistant Professor, Department of the Built Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology)

May 23, 2018 [Policy Update]

The Exposure of U.S. Manufacturing Industries to Exchange Rates

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 22, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Harmful Effects of U.S. Trade Restrictions: A chain of retaliation and global chaos

ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 21, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Productivity Dynamics in Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An empirical analysis based on the Credit Risk Database

IKEUCHI Kenta (Fellow, RIETI) / KIM Young Gak (Senshu University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 21, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Labor Market Imperfections, Markups, and Productivity in Multinationals and Exporters

Sabien DOBBELAERE (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) / KIYOTA Kozo (Research Associate, RIETI)

May 21, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: The falsification uproar and evidence-based policymaking

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 18, 2018 [Policy Update]

Harmful Effects of Import Restrictions and Non-Market Measures

WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Senior Advisor, RIETI)

May 17, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Regional Innovation System in China: Regional comparison of technology, venture financing, and human capital focusing on Shenzhen

MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 17, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Varieties of Japanese Incorporated Associations: Focus on the differences between public interest incorporated associations and approved specified non-profit activities corporations

OKAMOTO Masahiro (Kwansei Gakuin University)

May 17, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Introducing "Career Advancement Type" Scholarship

OGURO Kazumasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

May 16, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Regional Employment and Artificial Intelligence in Japan

HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KONDO Keisuke (Fellow, RIETI)

May 16, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Effect of Shadow Education Vouchers after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Evidence from regression discontinuity design

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

May 16, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Measuring Firm-level Uncertainty: New evidence from a business outlook survey

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

May 15, 2018 [Symposiums]

How Corporate Legal Affairs Should Be to Improve International Competitiveness

May 15, 2018 [Symposiums]

Japan and Australia: Leading Asia Pacific regionalism in uncertain times (Summary)

May 11, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Wholesaler Establishments' Locations and Indirect Trade

ITO Tadashi (Gakushuin University) / SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

May 11, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of State-Sponsored Human Capital Investment on the Selection of Training Type

KODAMA Naomi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOKOYAMA Izumi (Hitotsubashi University) / HIGUCHI Yoshio (Keio University)

May 11, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Parental monitoring and children's internet use: The role of information, control, and cues

Francisco GALLEGO (Associate Professor, Economics Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) / Ofer MALAMUD (Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University) / Cristian POP-ELECHES (Associate Professor at SIPA, Columbia University)

May 11, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Digitization, Computerization, Networking, Automation, and the Future of Jobs in Japan

IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / TANOUE Yuta (Institute of Statistical Mathematics)

May 10, 2018 [Symposiums]

The World Economy Against the Backdrop of Increased Trade Tensions

May 10, 2018 [Workshops]

Uncertainty, Trade and Firms

May 10, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Asia’s Growth and Japan: Turning the world’s factory into a center for technological innovation

TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

May 9, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

China's Reform and Opening-up and Study Abroad Policies

MENG Jianjun (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

May 9, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Labor Segmentation and the Outmigration Intention of Highly Skilled Foreign Workers: Evidence from Asian-born foreign workers in Japan

LIU Yang (Fellow, RIETI)

May 9, 2018 [RIETI Report]

Future Design: Toward policymaking reflecting upon the interests of future generations

HARA Keishiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

May 8, 2018 [Column]

Future Design: Toward policymaking reflecting upon the interests of future generations

HARA Keishiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

May 7, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Dynamic Relation between Volatility Risk Premia of Stock and Oil Returns

NAKAMURA Nobuhiro (Hitotsubashi University) / OHASHI Kazuhiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 27, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Hierarchical Communities in the Walnut Structure of Japanese Production Networks

Abhijit CHAKRABORTY (University of Hyogo) / KICHIKAWA Yuichi (Niigata University) / IYETOMI Hiroshi (Niigata University) / IINO Takashi (Niigata University) / INOUE Hiroyasu (University of Hyogo) / FUJIWARA Yoshi (University of Hyogo) / AOYAMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 26, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Growing Poverty among the Elderly: Public pension system is the framework that should respond

OSHIO Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 24, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Long Commuting Time and the Benefits of Telecommuting

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

April 23, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequality

Theresa M. GREANEY (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty Member, Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawai‘i) / Baybars KARACAOVALI (Assistant Professor, Grinnell College)

April 20, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Trend Inflation and Monetary Policy Regimes in Japan

OKIMOTO Tatsuyoshi (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

April 20, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Competitiveness of SMEs: Exploring possibilities of unsecured financing

UESUGI Iichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 19, 2018 [Symposiums]

Japan and Australia: Leading Asia Pacific regionalism in uncertain times (Handouts)

April 17, 2018 [VoxEU Column]

Learning by exporting in global value chains

YASHIRO Naomitsu (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / Konstantins BENKOVSKIS (Adviser in the Monetary Policy Department, Bank of Latvia; Associated Professor, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga) / Jaan MASSO (Head of Chair of Economic Modelling and Senior Research Fellow of Applied Econometrics, University of Tartu) / Olegs TKACEVS (Principal Economist, Bank of Latvia) / Priit VAHTER (Senior Research Fellow, School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu)

April 16, 2018 [Symposiums]

Restructuring Japan's Employment System

April 12, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Smoking, Obesity, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Japan

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

April 12, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Uncertainty of Business Outlook and Investment: Evidence from firm-level panel data

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

April 12, 2018 [Column]

Realization and Provisional Application of "TPP11"

KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 12, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Strengthening Small and Medium Enterprises by Introducing IoT as Seen in the Model Companies

IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / INOUE Yusuke (University of Tokyo)

April 12, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Trade Liberalization, Absorptive Capacity and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Arghya GHOSH (University of New South Wales) / ISHIKAWA Jota (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 11, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

How to Represent the Interests of Future Generations Now?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 10, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Comparative Study on Regulating Power Markets for Maintaining Stability and Flexibility of the Electricity Supply System

AZUMA Aiko (Shokei Gakuin University)

April 10, 2018 [From IZA]

One-company towns: Scale and consequences
One-company towns concentrate employment but their ability to adapt to adverse events is often very limited

Simon COMMANDER (Altura Partners, UK, IE Business School, Spain, and IZA)

April 6, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Why Do Japanese Firms Lag Behind in Introducing and Expanding IT Technologies?

INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM Young Gak (Senshu University)

April 6, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

The Economic Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Japan: Japanese Industry at a Crossroads

IWAMOTO Koichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

April 6, 2018 [RIETI Report]

How Far Have We Come in the Fight against Deflation? Credit squeeze risk has all but vanished

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 5, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

International Comparisons of Labor Productivity: Level and dynamics

MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Hitotsubashi University) / TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University)

April 5, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

How Far Have We Come in the Fight against Deflation? Credit squeeze risk has all but vanished

HOSONO Kaoru (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 5, 2018 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Effects of Distance and Borders on International and Interregional Tourist Flows: A micro-gravity analysis

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Vice President, RIETI)

April 4, 2018 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

An Aspect of Japanese Managers

KAMBAYASHI Ryo (Hitotsubashi University) / HIGUCHI Yoshio (Keio University)

April 4, 2018 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Actual Conditions of Relocation, Transfer, Retirement and their Implications: Evidence from a survey

TSURU Kotaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KUME Koichi (Toyo University) / YASUI Kengo (Aoyama Gakuin University) / SANO Shinpei (Chiba University)

April 4, 2018 [Workshops]

Long-term Growth and Secular Stagnation

April 4, 2018 [VoxEU Column]

Attitudes towards immigration in an ageing society: Demographic evidence from Japan

NAKATA Hiroyuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

April 3, 2018 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Keen Eyes for Economic Trends: Revision of the medical fee schedule should be based on evidence

SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

April 2, 2018 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Trade cold wars and the value of agreements during crises

Jerónimo CARBALLO (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Colorado-Boulder) / Kyle HANDLEY (Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan) / Nuno LIMÃO (Professor in the Economics Department, University of Maryland; Research Fellow at NBER and Kiel Institute for the World Economy )