The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is a policy think tank established in 2001. Its mission is to conduct theoretical and empirical research, maximize synergies with those engaged in policymaking, and to make policy proposals based on evidence derived from such research activities. The institute is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad for its activity. What is RIETI? Facebook Twitter YouTube RIETI - Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

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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Global Intelligence Series List of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) rietichannel: Video in English

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Sanctions and Screening

September 25, 2023 [Workshop]

Nicholas Mulder (Assistant Professor of History, Cornell University) / Emily Benson (Director, Project on Trade and Technology and Senior Fellow, Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS) / Rem Korteweg (Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael Institute)

OKAZAKI Tetsuji's Photo

100 Years after the Great Kanto Earthquake: Examining post-disaster policy responses

September 22, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro's Photo

Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility
Part 23: Will Superhumans Eradicate Ordinary Human Beings?

September 21, 2023 [Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility]

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

What to Do about Rural Economies: Virtuous cycle of industry promotion and birthrates

September 13, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

ITO Hiroyuki's Photo

Yen Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Japan's International Investment Position

September 6, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

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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.

Global Intelligence Series

We invite leading experts from Japan, the United States, Europe, and other Asian countries to give lectures about various global issues including economic security and regional affairs such as the U.S.-China conflict, the situation in the Middle East, the prospects of the Chinese economy, climate change, environmental and energy issues, the post-corona global trade system, supply chain risks, SDGs, etc. Many policy proposals are derived from information collected and discussed in these lectures.

Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)

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Events

September 25, 2023 [Workshops]

Sanctions and Screening

Articles

September 22, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

100 Years after the Great Kanto Earthquake: Examining post-disaster policy responses

OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

September 21, 2023 [Symposiums]

The Digital Divide and Business Opportunities in ASEAN – Insights from the ASEAN regional fact-finding survey

Papers

September 21, 2023 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Origins and Evolution of Japan's Technical Intern Training Program

Hiroshi FUKUYAMA (Former Immigration Services Agency) / HASHIMOTO Yuki (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

Articles

September 21, 2023 [Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility]

Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility
Part 23: Will Superhumans Eradicate Ordinary Human Beings?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

September 20, 2023 [Symposiums]

De-risking the economic relationship with China: Views from the Indo-Pacific

About RIETI

September 15, 2023 [Public Relations]

RIETI Annual Report 2022

Papers

September 13, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Academic Achievement of Elementary and Junior High School Students: Analysis using administrative data from Amagasaki City

ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University / Osaka University) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University)

Papers

September 13, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

When State Becomes the Only Buyer: Effects of national volume-based procurement of cardiac stents in China

SUN Jessica Ya (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / LIU Zhiyong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Papers

September 12, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Returning to the City Center: The spread of teleworking and urban structure

IHARA Ryusuke (Asia University)

Papers

September 12, 2023 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Building for Babies: Impacts of childcare expansion on fertility rates and marriage

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Events

September 11, 2023 [Symposiums]

Europe’s Response to the U.S.’ Inflation Reduction Act (Summary)

Articles

September 8, 2023 [RIETI Report]

From just-in-time to just-in-case: Global sourcing and firm inventory after the pandemic

ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA))

Articles

September 6, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Yen Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Japan's International Investment Position

ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Events

September 6, 2023 [Symposiums]

North Korea as a Complex Humanitarian Emergency

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Papers

September 21, 2023 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Origins and Evolution of Japan's Technical Intern Training Program

Hiroshi FUKUYAMA (Former Immigration Services Agency) / HASHIMOTO Yuki (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

Papers

September 13, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Academic Achievement of Elementary and Junior High School Students: Analysis using administrative data from Amagasaki City

ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University / Osaka University) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University)

Papers

September 13, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

When State Becomes the Only Buyer: Effects of national volume-based procurement of cardiac stents in China

SUN Jessica Ya (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / LIU Zhiyong (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

Papers

September 12, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Returning to the City Center: The spread of teleworking and urban structure

IHARA Ryusuke (Asia University)

Papers

September 12, 2023 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Building for Babies: Impacts of childcare expansion on fertility rates and marriage

UNAYAMA Takashi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

September 5, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Optimal Government Debt Policy in the Overlapping Generations Model with Idiosyncratic Capital Return Risk

HIRAGUCHI Ryoji (Meiji University)

Papers

August 31, 2023 [Policy Discussion Papers (English)]

Results of the Survey on Standardization Activities in 2021 (an overview of standardization activities and the administration system)

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 30, 2023 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Changes of Regional Consumption Structure and Its Impact on Local Economies Due to Advancements in E-Commerce

ISHIKAWA Yoshifumi (Nanzan University) / NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 21, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Sources of Heterogeneous Treatment Effects of Incorporating Manufacturing Kohsetsushi: Evidence from panel data of technology extension

FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)

Papers

August 21, 2023 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Survival, Emergence, and Disappearance of Manufacturing Firms in the First Phase of Regional Revitalization

NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Papers

August 21, 2023 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

Documenting Three Years of Daily Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Consumption Big Data

KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takashi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / IGEI Naoya (INTAGE Research, Inc.) / MIYASHITA Yutaka (INTAGE, Inc.) / YAMAMOTO Naoto (INTAGE, Inc.)

Papers

August 15, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Trade with Search Frictions: Identifying New Gains from Trade

ARA Tomohiro (Fukushima University)

Papers

August 14, 2023 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Short-term Economic Effect of EU-CBAM on Japanese Industries

SUGINO Makoto (Hosei University)

Papers

August 7, 2023 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Productivity and Resource Reallocation within Firms

FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Senshu University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

Papers

August 7, 2023 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Effect of Resource Reallocation within Business Groups on Macroeconomic Total Factor Productivity

FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Senshu University)

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Events

September 25, 2023 [Workshops]

Sanctions and Screening

Events

September 21, 2023 [Symposiums]

The Digital Divide and Business Opportunities in ASEAN – Insights from the ASEAN regional fact-finding survey

Events

September 20, 2023 [Symposiums]

De-risking the economic relationship with China: Views from the Indo-Pacific

Events

September 11, 2023 [Symposiums]

Europe’s Response to the U.S.’ Inflation Reduction Act (Summary)

Events

September 6, 2023 [Symposiums]

North Korea as a Complex Humanitarian Emergency

Events

September 5, 2023 [Symposiums]

An Asian Agenda for Securing the Multilateral Rules-based Economic Order

Events

August 30, 2023 [Symposiums]

Annual Report on the Environment, the Sound Material-Cycle Society and Biodiversity in Japan 2023

Events

August 29, 2023 [Symposiums]

An Overview of Economic Security I: From an academic perspective

Events

August 28, 2023 [Workshops]

Semiconductors, trade and high-tech cooperation

Events

August 18, 2023 [Symposiums]

Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit

Events

August 17, 2023 [Symposiums]

Japan in the Middle: The geo-economic conflict between China and the United States (Summary)

Events

August 15, 2023 [Symposiums]

Is an Evidence-based Policymaking Approach Necessary for Good Policymaking?

Events

August 15, 2023 [BBL Seminars]

Innovation: A key pathway to Europe's green deal and economic security

H.E. Jean-Eric PAQUET (Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Japan)

Events

August 14, 2023 [Workshops]

Food Security and Global Trade

Events

August 9, 2023 [Workshops]

THE ROLE OF ASEAN IN GLOBAL TRADE

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Articles

September 22, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

100 Years after the Great Kanto Earthquake: Examining post-disaster policy responses

OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 21, 2023 [Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility]

Artificial Intelligence and Society: Philosophy of Fallibility
Part 23: Will Superhumans Eradicate Ordinary Human Beings?

KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 8, 2023 [RIETI Report]

From just-in-time to just-in-case: Global sourcing and firm inventory after the pandemic

ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA))

Articles

September 6, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Yen Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Japan's International Investment Position

ITO Hiroyuki (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 6, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Many Japanese sectoral stocks yet to recover from COVID-19 shocks

Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 5, 2023 [Perspectives from Around the World]

The actual effect of China’s “Made in China 2025” initiative may have been overestimated

Lee BRANSTETTER (Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Carnegie Mellon University, Nonresident Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)) / LI Guangwei (Assistant Professor at Shanghaitech University)

Articles

September 4, 2023 [Policy Update]

Leverage Effect – What are the conditions for institutions to work to resolve dilemmas?

KAMEI Kenju (Research Associate, RIETI)

Articles

September 4, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Learning the right lessons from Chinese sanctions on Australian imports

ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

September 1, 2023 [VoxEU Column]

From just-in-time to just-in-case: Global sourcing and firm inventory after the pandemic

ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA))

Articles

September 1, 2023 [Column]

Trends and Issues in Standardization Activities: Results of the Survey on Standardization Activities (2020)

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 30, 2023 [Column]

Are Employment Support Programs for Public Assistance Recipients Effective?

MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

Articles

August 25, 2023 [China in Transition]

China's Auto Industry Catching Up with Japan by Leveraging the EV Shift
—The Emergence of Private Carmakers and the Modularization of Production Acting as Favorable Factors

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 25, 2023 [China in Transition]

Decoupling proceeding amid lingering U.S.-China tensions
—Rising Concerns about the Impact on Japanese Companies

Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 25, 2023 [Column]

Are Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computers General Purpose Technology? Advanced Technologies Creating a New Era and Their Economic Significance (Results of the Survey on Standardization Activities 2020)

TAMURA Suguru (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

Articles

August 25, 2023 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Regain the Power to Grow: Maximize companies’ growth potential

SENGA Tatsuro (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)

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