RIETI - Discussion Papers (English)

Discussion Papers (English)

In order to make public as quickly as possible the results of theoretical research and policy analysis, discussion papers will be posted on our web site. We hope that this will stimulate further discussion on matters of policy and policy research.

Latest

December 2025 25-E-128

Healthcare Utilization in the Face of Illness and Costs: Evidence from Japan
- Akshar SAXENA (Nanyang Technological University) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Mingxuan FAN (National University of Singapore) / Wenjie WANG (Nanyang Technological University)
- Download paper [PDF:1.0MB]
December 2025 25-E-127

R&D Spillovers through Buyer-supplier Networks
- Matěj BAJGAR (CERGE-EI / Charles University) / ITO Keiko (Chiba University) / Jonathan TIMMIS (World Bank)
- Download paper [PDF:550KB]
December 2025 25-E-126

The Burden of Excellence: Endogenous efficiency paradoxes under coopetition
- HATTORI Keisuke (Aoyama Gakuin University) / YOSHIKAWA Takeshi (Osaka Metropolitan University)
- Download paper [PDF:757KB]
December 2025 25-E-125

The Productivity Effects of Cross-border Data Flows: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data
- ITO Banri (Research Associate, RIETI) / TOMIURA Eiichi (President and Chief Research Officer, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:390KB]
December 2025 25-E-124

Does R&D for Environmental Improvements Increase Firm Value? Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firm level data
- EDAMURA Kazuma (Kanagawa University) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:662KB]
December 2025 25-E-123

Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Imports from China on Employment in Japan
- HANEDA Sho (Nihon University) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:1.6MB]
December 2025 25-E-122

Indoor Smoking Bans and Children’s Health Outcomes in Japan
- TANG Meng-Chi (Chung Cheng University) / WANG Mingyao (Hitotsubashi Univeristy) / YIN Ting (Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:516KB]
December 2025 25-E-121

Shifting Supply Chain Interdependencies among Global Automakers
- GOTO Hiromitsu (Kanazawa Gakuin University) / SOUMA Wataru (Rissho University)
- Download paper [PDF:15.0MB]
December 2025 25-E-120

Intergenerational Decision on Education and Migration within a Family in a Spatial Agglomeration Model
- KONDO Hiroki (Sophia University)
- Download paper [PDF:2.7MB]
December 2025 25-E-119

Industrial Subsidies along Domestic Value Chains and Their Impacts on China’s Exports
- CHENG Wenyin (Institute of Developing Economies) / LIANG Tao (Institute of Developing Economies) / MENG Bo (Institute of Developing Economies) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:718KB]