RIETI - Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

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

What is RIETI?

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

The Rise of Populist and Nationalist Parties in Europe: Electoral trends, public opinion, and foreign policy implications (Handouts and Video)

July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]

Ensuring the Sustainability of Local Essential Services Supported by Diversification of Services and Value Creation: Bistrot de Pays program in France

July 7, 2026 [Column]

SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Dependence on Social Insurance Revenues Creates Adverse Effects on Economic Growth

July 6, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)

AI, productivity, and work: Evidence from US firms

July 2, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

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)

How Might India Prepare Itself for an Application to the CPTPP -- Will this make India more attractive for Japanese FDI (Handouts and Video)

July 1, 2026 [Symposiums]

Economics in the Age of AI: A thought experiment on a “fully automated society”

July 1, 2026 [Column]

IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)

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)

June 19, 2026 [Symposiums]

China’s real estate reckoning: Lessons from Japan’s lost decade

June 19, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Kenneth ROGOFF (Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics at Harvard University) / Yuanchen YANG (Economist at International Monetary Fund)

Migration and Labor Markets: The cases of Europe and Japan (Handouts and Video)

June 16, 2026 [Symposiums]

Quantifying the Effect of AI Invention on Productivity (Handouts and Video)

June 12, 2026 [Symposiums]

: Economic Security

Our society, as an international community, is at a historical turning point, as the modern era of globalization that began with the end of the Cold War comes to a close. Economic security has become an important theme as geopolitical risks increase. The security environment surrounding Japan is also becoming particularly severe. In this international context, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is expected to have a deep understanding of the impacts of these geopolitical risks and economic security considerations on the economy and industry through various types of economic analysis, including data-based empirical analysis, and to make recommendations for economic, trade, and industrial policies from its academic insights. For this reason, we have compiled and “visualized” the research conducted at RIETI which is relevant to these topics as a special feature.

: RIETI-ANU Symposium series

RIETI and Australian National University (ANU) have been jointly holding symposiums. Experts from the Asia-Pacific region gather to discuss various issues that are piling up in the increasingly uncertain global economy.

: Global Intelligence Series

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

: Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)

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July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]

Hints for Thinking About the Impacts of Immigration

July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]

Increasing Supply Chain Risks and Intensifying Competition over Emerging Economies: White paper on international economy and trade 2026

July 7, 2026 [Symposiums]

The Rise of Populist and Nationalist Parties in Europe: Electoral trends, public opinion, and foreign policy implications (Handouts and Video)

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)

July 6, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Dependence on Social Insurance Revenues Creates Adverse Effects on Economic Growth

MORIKAWA Masayuki (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI)

July 2, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]

AI, productivity, and work: Evidence from US firms

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)

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)

June 30, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Carbon Tariffs, Emissions Leakage, and Production Relocation

MA Yan (Kobe University) / YOMOGIDA Morihiro (Sophia University)

June 30, 2026 [Symposiums]

Trust in International Trade

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)

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)

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)

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)

June 26, 2026 ［BBL Seminars]

Quantifying the Effect of AI Invention on Productivity (Summary)

Lee G. BRANSTETTER (James M. Walton Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University)

June 30, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Carbon Tariffs, Emissions Leakage, and Production Relocation

MA Yan (Kobe University) / YOMOGIDA Morihiro (Sophia University)

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)

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)

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)

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)

June 25, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]