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

September 2026 26-E-068

The Impact of TFP Improvement on CO2 Intensity
- TANAKA Kenta (Musashi University) / SHIN Jieun (IESE Business School) / TARUI Nori (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2026 26-E-067

Long-term Scarring or Emerging Recovery? The decade-long trajectory of the GEJE
- IZUMI Yutaro (GRIPS) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAWADA Yasuyuki (University of Tokyo) / SEKIGUCHI Kunio (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2026 26-E-066

Perception Gaps and Proactive Strategy in Japanese SME Disaster Recovery
- IZUMI Yutaro (GRIPS) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAWADA Yasuyuki (University of Tokyo) / SEKIGUCHI Kunio (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2026 26-E-065

The Swiss Franc and the Swiss Economy: Updated evidence
- Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- Non Technical Summary
September 2026 26-E-064

Does Skill Abundance Still Matter? The Evolution of Comparative Advantage in the 21st Century
- KIKUCHI Shinnosuke (UCSD)
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September 2026 26-E-063

How an Economy Shrinks in Space: Concavity-on-jobs and upward consolidation under demographic decline
- MORI Tomoya (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / OGAWA Miki (Kyoto University)
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- Online Appendix [PDF:15.8MB]
September 2026 26-E-062

Same Structure, Different Norms: Identifying regime shifts
- INOSE Junya (Toyo University)
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August 2026 26-E-061

Urban Planning and Vertical Urbanization
- KONDO Keisuke (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / OKUBO Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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August 2026 26-E-060

The Effect of Class-size Reduction on Quality of Classroom Environment
- SUGITA Soichiro (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2026 26-E-059

The Uncertainty Trap: Effectiveness of macroeconomic policy
- IYETOMI Hiroshi (Rissho University) / YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (University of Tokyo)
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