Overview
Improving productivity and technological capabilities is crucial to economic growth. Japanese firms have increased their productivity and technological capabilities through globalization, particularly through exports and foreign direct investment. On the other hand, technology transfers and spillovers to overseas have been observed recently in connection with the acquisition of Japanese firms and offshoring by Japanese firms. Accordingly, for the Japanese economy, various kinds of issues regarding technology are closely tied to the globalization of its economy. The objective of this research project is to analyze--both theoretically and empirically from an international economics perspective--various issues related to technology and productivity in economics, and to obtain useful policy implications for making improvements in productivity and raising technological capabilities.
June 15, 2011 - March 31, 2013
Major Research Results
2013
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 13-E-054
"Imitation versus Innovation Costs: Patent policies under common patent length" (ICHIDA Toshihiro) - 13-E-050
"Trade and Industrial Policy Subtleties with International Licensing" (ISHIKAWA Jota and OKUBO Toshihiro) - 13-E-045
"Greenhouse Gas Emission Controls and Firm Locations in North-South Trade" (ISHIKAWA Jota and OKUBO Toshihiro) - 13-E-040
"Market Access and Technology Adoption in the Presence of FDI" (MUKUNOKI Hiroshi) - 13-E-030
"The Impacts of Post-TRIPS Patent Reforms on the Structure of Exports" (Keith E. MASKUS and Lei YANG) - 13-J-050
"Patent Infringement, Technology Selection, and Non-Practicing Entities" (OHNO Yuka)