Research Programs: International Trade and Investment

Economic Security and Supply Chain Vulnerability

Project Leader/Sub-Leader

KAWAKUBO Takafumi

KAWAKUBO Takafumi (Fellow (Specially Appointed))

Leader

Overview

This project focuses on economic security concerns, including the US-China decoupling, trade wars, natural disasters, and supply chain vulnerabilities caused by infectious diseases. Using administrative data and proprietary data, it aims to clarify how firms can avoid or mitigate such damage. This project also offers implications for the policies governments should adopt to ensure economic security.

November 4, 2025 - April 30, 2028

(During the research project period, the research activity period is set from November 4, 2025, to October 31, 2027, and the data usage reporting period is set from November 1, 2027 to April 30, 2028.)