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.

: RIETI Program Director and Faculty Fellow NAGAOKA Sadao Receives 5th Japan Statistical Society Takahide Nakamura Award

June 23, 2025 [Recent Activities]

The Great Trade Hack: How Trump's trade war fails and global trade moves on (Handout and Video)

June 17, 2025 [Symposiums]

Uncertainty Reduces Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Policies

June 17, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

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

Eurasian Maritime Geopolitics: The United States and China in an Age of Indo-Pacific Transformation (Handout and Video)

June 13, 2025 [Symposiums]

Greetings from the RIETI Chairman

June 10, 2025 [About RIETI]

FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman)

Greetings from the President of RIETI

June 10, 2025 [ About RIETI]

TOMIURA Eiichi (President and Chief Research Officer)

New eBook: Trump’s Great Trade Hack

June 10, 2025 [VoxEU Column]

Richard BALDWIN (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)

The global impact of AI: Mind the gap

June 9, 2025 [Perspectives from Around the World]

Eugenio CERUTTI (Chief of the Macro-Financial Unit, SPR at International Monetary Fund) / Antonio Garcia PASCUAL (Deputy Division Chief at International Monetary Fund) / KIDO Yosuke (Economist at International Monetary Fund) / LI Longji (Research Officer at International Monetary Fund) / Giovanni MELINA (deputy Division Chief, Structural and Climate Policy division at International Monetary Fund) / Marina M. TAVARES (Senior Economist at International Monetary Fund) / Philippe WINGENDER (Senior Economist at International Monetary Fund)

Possibility of Regional Revitalization through Experience-based Return Gifts for Hometown Tax Donations

June 5, 2025 [Column]

SEKIGUCHI Yoichi (Senior fellow, RIETI)

Exchange Rates and Tariffs: Unravelling their impacts on China's ICT exports while accounting for product sophistication

June 4, 2025 [Non Technical Summaries]

CHEN Chen (Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade) / Nimesh SALIKE (International Business School Suzhou) / Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)

: 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 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Technology Extension Services, Intangible Capital, and SME Productivity before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)

June 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of Emissions Trading Systems on Manufacturing Installation Productivity: Evidence from Japan

LU Guanyu (Waseda University) / TANAKA Kenta (Musashi University) / ARIMURA Toshi H. (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 30, 2025 [Technical Papers (English)]

The Automation Risk Index (ARI) Database for Japan. Methodological Note

FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / IKEUCHI Kenta (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) / NAGAYA Yoshiaki (Nomura Research Institute) / Cristiano PERUGINI (University of Perugia and IZA) / Fabrizio POMPEI (University of Perugia)

June 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Value of Potential Customer Information

MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Waseda University) / YANAOKA Masaki (Tokyo Shoko Research) / YAZAWA Hirotaka (Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing) / YUKIMOTO Shinji (Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing)

June 27, 2025 [RIETI Report]

Creation of New Corporate Value and Societal Contribution through Numerical Analyses of Well-being

MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 27, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Impact of Corporate Tax Reform on Firm Dynamics: An empirical study of the shift from income-based to pro forma standard taxation in Japan

KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / BAMBA Yasuo (Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting) / SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 25, 2025 [Symposiums]

How best to Leverage Foreign Capital for Enhancing Corporate Value: An Option for Further Growth Featured in the Guidebook Published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

June 25, 2025 [Symposiums]

Structural Challenges, Distribution Policies and the Direction of Growth for Japan’s Prosperous Development

: June 23, 2025 [Recent Activities]

RIETI Program Director and Faculty Fellow NAGAOKA Sadao Receives 5th Japan Statistical Society Takahide Nakamura Award

June 17, 2025 [Symposiums]

Japan's Response to U.S.-China High-Tech Friction: Insights from Comparing Innovation Systems in Three Countries

June 17, 2025 [Workshops]

Exploring Asia Pacific Markets: The View of Japan

June 17, 2025 [Symposiums]

The Great Trade Hack: How Trump's trade war fails and global trade moves on (Handout and Video)

June 17, 2025 [Symposiums]

Economic Disparity between Men and Women in Japan and Korea: Exploring commonalities and differences

June 17, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Collateral Damage of US Export Control Regulations on Japanese Suppliers’ Exports to China

HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies) / ITO Keiko (Chiba University)

June 17, 2025 [Newspapers & Magazines]

Uncertainty Reduces Effectiveness of Macroeconomic Policies

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

July 1, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

Technology Extension Services, Intangible Capital, and SME Productivity before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

FUKUGAWA Nobuya (Tohoku University)

June 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]

The Impact of Emissions Trading Systems on Manufacturing Installation Productivity: Evidence from Japan

LU Guanyu (Waseda University) / TANAKA Kenta (Musashi University) / ARIMURA Toshi H. (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)

June 30, 2025 [Technical Papers (English)]

The Automation Risk Index (ARI) Database for Japan. Methodological Note

June 30, 2025 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]

The Value of Potential Customer Information

MIYAKAWA Daisuke (Waseda University) / YANAOKA Masaki (Tokyo Shoko Research) / YAZAWA Hirotaka (Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing) / YUKIMOTO Shinji (Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing)

June 27, 2025 [Discussion Papers (English)]