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March 2008 08-E-010
Widening Deviation among East Asian Currencies
- OGAWA Eiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YOSHIMI Taiyo (Hitotsubashi University)
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- OGAWA Eiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YOSHIMI Taiyo (Hitotsubashi University)
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March 2008 08-E-009
Offshoring and Trade in East Asia: Statistical Evidence
- WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 2008 08-E-008
IT Management of Chinese Firms: Quantitative Analysis by Using Survey Data
- Xiaoyang FENG (Tianjin University) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- Xiaoyang FENG (Tianjin University) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 2008 08-E-007
Comparative Analysis of IT Management and Productivity between Japanese and U.S. Firms
- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 2008 08-E-006
The Adoption of Poison Pills and Managerial Entrenchment: Evidence from Japan
- ARIKAWA Yasuhiro (Waseda University) /MITSUSADA Yosuke (SANNO University)
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- ARIKAWA Yasuhiro (Waseda University) /MITSUSADA Yosuke (SANNO University)
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February 2008 08-E-005
Regional Electric Power Demand in Japan
- HOSOE Nobuhiro (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) /AKIYAMA Shu-ichi (Kushiro Public University)
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- HOSOE Nobuhiro (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies) /AKIYAMA Shu-ichi (Kushiro Public University)
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February 2008 08-E-004
Emissions Standard System: A monetary regime for provision of global public goods
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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February 2008 08-E-003
Banking Crisis and Borrower Productivity
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /YANAGAWA Noriyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /YANAGAWA Noriyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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January 2008 08-E-002
On the Use of FTAs by Japanese Firms
- TAKAHASHI Katsuhide (Kobe University) /URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- TAKAHASHI Katsuhide (Kobe University) /URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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January 2008 08-E-001
Moore's Law, Increasing Complexity, and the Limits of Organization: The Modern Significance of Japanese Chipmakers' DRAM Business
- CHUMA Hiroyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /HASHIMOTO Norikazu (Former research director of Hitachi Central Research Laboratory)
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- CHUMA Hiroyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /HASHIMOTO Norikazu (Former research director of Hitachi Central Research Laboratory)
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December 2007 07-E-064
Foreign Direct Investment, Intra-Regional Trade and Production Sharing in East Asia
- Nathalie AMINIAN (University of Le Havre) /K. C. FUNG (University of California / University of Hong Kong) /IIZAKA Hitomi (University of Hong Kong)
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- Nathalie AMINIAN (University of Le Havre) /K. C. FUNG (University of California / University of Hong Kong) /IIZAKA Hitomi (University of Hong Kong)
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December 2007 07-E-063
International Production/Distribution Networks and Domestic Operations in terms of Employment and Corporate Organization: Microdata Analysis of Japanese Firms
- ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University) /KIMURA Fukunari (Keio University)
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- ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University) /KIMURA Fukunari (Keio University)
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December 2007 07-E-062
Collateralized capital and News-driven cycles
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo / JSPS)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo / JSPS)
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November 2007 07-E-061
Business Cycle Accounting for the Japanese Economy Using the Parameterized Expectations Algorithm
- INABA Masaru (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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- Technical appendices [PDF:130KB]
- INABA Masaru (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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November 2007 07-E-060
Dissecting Offshore Outsourcing and R&D: A Survey of Japanese Manufacturing Firms
- ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:163KB]
- ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI)
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October 2007 07-E-059
Consolidation of Banks in Japan: Causes and Consequences
- HOSONO Kaoru (Gakushuin University) /SAKAI Koji (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) /TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- HOSONO Kaoru (Gakushuin University) /SAKAI Koji (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) /TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2007 07-E-058
How Do Relationship Lenders Price Loans to Small Firms?: "Hold-Up" Costs, Transparency, and Private and Public Security
- WATANABE Wako (Keio University)
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- WATANABE Wako (Keio University)
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September 2007 07-E-057
Non-Self-Averaging in Macroeconomic Models: A Criticism of Modern Micro-founded Macroeconomics
- AOKI Masanao (University of California, Los Angeles) /YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Research Counselor, RIETI / the University of Tokyo)
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- AOKI Masanao (University of California, Los Angeles) /YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Research Counselor, RIETI / the University of Tokyo)
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September 2007 07-E-056
The Comparative Features and Economic Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan
- MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University)
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- MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University)
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September 2007 07-E-055
Product Cycle and Industrial Hollowing-out: The Case of the Electrical and Electronics Sector of Taiwan
- Tzu-Han YANG (National Taipei University) /Yueh-Po LIAO (Deloitte & Touche)
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- Tzu-Han YANG (National Taipei University) /Yueh-Po LIAO (Deloitte & Touche)
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September 2007 07-E-054
Varieties of Capitalism, Varieties of Markets: Mergers and Acquisitions in Japan, Germany, France, the UK and USA
- Gregory JACKSON (King's College London) /MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University)
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- Gregory JACKSON (King's College London) /MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University)
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August 2007 07-E-053
Assessing the Economic Impacts of Free Trade Agreements: A Computable Equilibrium Model Approach
- ABE Kazutomo (Tokyo Denki University)
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- ABE Kazutomo (Tokyo Denki University)
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August 2007 07-E-052
The Impacts of Free Trade Agreements on Trade Flows: An Application of the Gravity Model Approach
- URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University) /OKABE Misa (Kyoto Gakuen University)
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- URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University) /OKABE Misa (Kyoto Gakuen University)
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August 2007 07-E-051
Foreign Aid and Recurrent Cost: Donor Competition, Aid Proliferation and Budget Support
- ARIMOTO Yutaka (JSPS Research Fellow / the University of Tokyo) /KONO Hisaki (Institute of Developing Economies, Japan)
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- ARIMOTO Yutaka (JSPS Research Fellow / the University of Tokyo) /KONO Hisaki (Institute of Developing Economies, Japan)
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August 2007 07-E-050
The Millennium Development Goals and Aid Allocation: Which donors give high-quality aid?
- KASUGA Hidefumi (Kansai University)
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- KASUGA Hidefumi (Kansai University)
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August 2007 07-E-049
Choice for FDI and Post-FDI Productivity
- ITO Yukiko (Tokyo Keizai University)
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- ITO Yukiko (Tokyo Keizai University)
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August 2007 07-E-048
Intertemporal Distribution of Foreign Aid
- TAKASE Koichi (Waseda University)
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- TAKASE Koichi (Waseda University)
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August 2007 07-E-047
A Comparative Analysis of Japanese, U.S., and Korean Firms on IT and Management
- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo)
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- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo)
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August 2007 07-E-046
Productivity in Japan, the US, and the Major EU Economies: Is Japan Falling Behind?
- FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) /MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Gakushuin University)
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- FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) /MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Gakushuin University)
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July 2007 07-E-045
On the Role of Technical Cooperation in International Technology Transfers
- SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /MATSUDA Ayako (Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo) /KIMURA Hidemi (Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:391KB]
- SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /MATSUDA Ayako (Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo) /KIMURA Hidemi (Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2007 07-E-044
Aid Proliferation and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
- KIMURA Hidemi (Fellow, RIETI) /SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /MORI Yuko (Hitotsubashi University)
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- KIMURA Hidemi (Fellow, RIETI) /SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /MORI Yuko (Hitotsubashi University)
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June 2007 07-E-043
Credit Contagion and Trade Credit Supply: Evidence from Small Business Data in Japan
- TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and CRD Association)
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- TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and CRD Association)
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June 2007 07-E-042
Understanding the M&A boom in Japan: What drives Japanese M&A?
- ARIKAWA Yasuhiro (Waseda University, NIFS) /MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University, NIFS)
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- ARIKAWA Yasuhiro (Waseda University, NIFS) /MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University, NIFS)
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June 2007 07-E-041
Impacts of Japanese FTAs/EPAs: Post Evaluation from the Initial Data
- ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University)
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- Research Digest No.15 (Japanese)
- ANDO Mitsuyo (Keio University)
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June 2007 07-E-040
Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Domestic Inflation: A Comparison between East Asia and Latin American Countries
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University)
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- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University)
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June 2007 07-E-039
Bank Restructuring in Asia: Crisis management in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis and prospects for crisis prevention -Malaysia-
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /HASHIMOTO Yuko (Toyo University)
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- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /HASHIMOTO Yuko (Toyo University)
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June 2007 07-E-038
Bank Restructuring in Asia: Crisis management in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis and prospects for crisis prevention -Korea-
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /HASHIMOTO Yuko (Toyo University)
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- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /HASHIMOTO Yuko (Toyo University)
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June 2007 07-E-037
Bank Consolidation and Soft Information Acquisition in Small Business Lending
- OGURA Yoshiaki (Hitotsubashi University) /UCHIDA Hirofumi (Wakayama University)
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- OGURA Yoshiaki (Hitotsubashi University) /UCHIDA Hirofumi (Wakayama University)
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June 2007 07-E-036
Lending Competition, Relationship Banking, and Credit Availability for Entrepreneurs
- OGURA Yoshiaki (Hitotsubashi University)
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- OGURA Yoshiaki (Hitotsubashi University)
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June 2007 07-E-035
Debt-Ridden Equilibria - A Simple Theory of Great Depressions -
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /INABA Masaru (RIETI)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /INABA Masaru (RIETI)
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May 2007 07-E-034
Intangible Investment in Japan: Measurement and Contribution to Economic Growth
- FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) /HAMAGATA Sumio (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry) /MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Gakushuin University) /TONOGI Konomi (Hitotsubashi University / RIETI)
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- Research Digest No.11 (Japanese)
- FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) /HAMAGATA Sumio (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry) /MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Gakushuin University) /TONOGI Konomi (Hitotsubashi University / RIETI)
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May 2007 07-E-033
Traditional and Innovative Approaches to Legal Reform: 'The New Company Law'
- Joseph A. McCAHERY (Tilburg University Faculty of Law) /Erik P.M. VERMEULEN (Tilburg University Faculty of Law) /HISATAKE Masato (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) /SAITO Jun (Nikon Corporation)
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- Joseph A. McCAHERY (Tilburg University Faculty of Law) /Erik P.M. VERMEULEN (Tilburg University Faculty of Law) /HISATAKE Masato (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) /SAITO Jun (Nikon Corporation)
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May 2007 07-E-032
Debt Structure and Bankruptcy of Financially Distressed Small Businesses
- TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies / CRD Association) /Peng XU (Faculty of Economics, Hosei University)
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- TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies / CRD Association) /Peng XU (Faculty of Economics, Hosei University)
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May 2007 07-E-031
Enforceability in Trade Credit: Financial Aspects of Transactions with FDI
- ITOH Seiro (Institute of Developing Economies) /WATANABE Mariko (Institute of Developing Economies) /YANAGAWA Noriyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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- ITOH Seiro (Institute of Developing Economies) /WATANABE Mariko (Institute of Developing Economies) /YANAGAWA Noriyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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May 2007 07-E-030
Does Corporate Culture Matter? An Empirical Study on Japanese Firms
- HIROTA Shinichi (Waseda University) /KUBO Katsuyuki (Waseda University) /MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University)
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- HIROTA Shinichi (Waseda University) /KUBO Katsuyuki (Waseda University) /MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Waseda University)
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May 2007 07-E-029
Metanational Learning in TFT-LCD Industry: An Organizing Framework
- ASAKAWA Kazuhiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Keio University)
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- ASAKAWA Kazuhiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Keio University)
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May 2007 07-E-028
Do Larger Firms Have More Interfirm Relationships?
- SAITO (UMENO) Yukiko (Fujitsu Research Institute) /WATANABE Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) /IWAMURA Mitsuru (Waseda University)
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- SAITO (UMENO) Yukiko (Fujitsu Research Institute) /WATANABE Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University) /IWAMURA Mitsuru (Waseda University)
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April 2007 07-E-027
Multiple Bank Relationships and the Main Bank System: Evidence from a Matched Sample of Japanese Small Firms and Main Banks
- OGAWA Kazuo (Osaka University) /Elmer STERKEN (University of Groningen) /TOKUTSU Ichiro (Konan University)
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- OGAWA Kazuo (Osaka University) /Elmer STERKEN (University of Groningen) /TOKUTSU Ichiro (Konan University)
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April 2007 07-E-026
Did U.S. Safeguard Resuscitate Harley Davidson in the 1980s?
- KITANO Taiju (the University of Tokyo) /OHASHI Hiroshi (the University of Tokyo)
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- KITANO Taiju (the University of Tokyo) /OHASHI Hiroshi (the University of Tokyo)
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April 2007 07-E-025
R&D and Export Intensities in Automotive Parts Firms in China, Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan: Does Ownership Matter?
- Rajah RASIAH (University of Malaya)
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- Rajah RASIAH (University of Malaya)
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April 2007 07-E-024
Global Sourcing, Technology, and Factor Intensity: Firm-level Relationships
- TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2007 07-E-023
Oligopolistic Competition in the Japanese Wholesale Electricity Market: A Linear Complementarity Approach
- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2007 07-E-021
Does Foreign Direct Investment Have an Impact on the Growth in Labor Productivity of Vietnamese Domestic Firms?
- LE Thanh Thuy (Foreign Trade University, Hanoi)
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- LE Thanh Thuy (Foreign Trade University, Hanoi)
Discussion Papers (English) FY2007
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