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March 2009 09-E-011
Commercialization and Other Uses of Patents in Japan and the U.S.: Major findings from the RIETI-Georgia Tech inventor survey
- NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /John P. WALSH (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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- NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /John P. WALSH (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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March 2009 09-E-010
The R&D Process in the U.S. and Japan: Major findings from the RIETI-Georgia Tech inventor survey
- NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /John P. WALSH (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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- NAGAOKA Sadao (Research Counselor and Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /John P. WALSH (Georgia Institute of Technology)
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March 2009 09-E-009
Productivity, Returns to Scale and Product Differentiation in the Retail Trade Industry: An empirical analysis using Japanese firm-level data
- KATO Atsuyuki (Fellow, RIETI)
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- KATO Atsuyuki (Fellow, RIETI)
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February 2009 09-E-007
IT, R&D and Productivity of Chinese Manufacturing Firms
- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo)
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- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo)
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February 2009 09-E-006
Can East Asia be an Engine of Growth for the World Economy?
- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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February 2009 09-E-005
Technology Spillovers from Multinationals to Local Firms: Evidence from Automobile and Electronics Firms in China
- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo)
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- MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo)
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January 2009 09-E-004
Productivity Shocks and National Food Security for Japan
- TANAKA Tetsuji (University of London) /HOSOE Nobuhiro (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
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- TANAKA Tetsuji (University of London) /HOSOE Nobuhiro (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
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January 2009 09-E-003
TFP Growth Slowdown and the Japanese Labor Market in the 1990s
- Julen ESTEBAN-PRETEL (the University of Tokyo) / NAKAJIMA Ryo (University of Tsukuba) / TANAKA Ryuichi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
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January 2009 09-E-002
Are Contingent Jobs Dead Ends or Stepping Stones to Regular Jobs? Evidence from a Structural Estimation
- Julen ESTEBAN-PRETEL (the University of Tokyo) / NAKAJIMA Ryo (University of Tsukuba) / TANAKA Ryuichi (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
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January 2009 09-E-001
On the Role of Policy Interventions in Structural Change and Economic Development: The Case of Postwar Japan
- Julen ESTEBAN-PRETEL (the University of Tokyo) / SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2008 08-E-040
Changes in Agglomeration Economies and Linkage Externalities for Japanese Urban Manufacturing Industries:1990 and 2000
- NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- NAKAMURA Ryohei (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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November 2008 08-E-039
Aid Allocation across Sectors: Does aid fit well with recipients' development priorities?
- KASUGA Hidefumi (Kansai University)
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- KASUGA Hidefumi (Kansai University)
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November 2008 08-E-038
The Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on China's Labor-Intensive Manufacturing Exports
- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /Hanjiang ZHANG (University of Texas)
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- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /Hanjiang ZHANG (University of Texas)
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October 2008 08-E-037
The Effects of Collateral on SME Performance in Japan
- ONO Arito (Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.) /SAKAI Koji (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) /UESUGI Iichiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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- ONO Arito (Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.) /SAKAI Koji (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) /UESUGI Iichiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2008 08-E-036
The Internationalization of Japanese Firms: New Findings Based on Firm-Level Data
- WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)/SATO Hitoshi (Institute of Developing Economies)/NISHIOKA Shuichiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI)/MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University and RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:314KB]
- WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /TODO Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)/SATO Hitoshi (Institute of Developing Economies)/NISHIOKA Shuichiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI)/MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University and RIETI)
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September 2008 08-E-035
Productivity Dispersion: Facts, Theory, and Implications
- AOYAMA Hideaki (Kyoto University) /YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Research Counselor, RIETI) /IYETOMI Hiroshi (Niigata University) /FUJIWARA Yoshi (NiCT/ATR CIS, Applied Network Science Lab.)
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- AOYAMA Hideaki (Kyoto University) /YOSHIKAWA Hiroshi (Research Counselor, RIETI) /IYETOMI Hiroshi (Niigata University) /FUJIWARA Yoshi (NiCT/ATR CIS, Applied Network Science Lab.)
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September 2008 08-E-034
How Does FDI in East Asia Affect Performance at Home?: Evidence from Electrical Machinery Manufacturing Firms
- MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)
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- MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)
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September 2008 08-E-033
Corporate Investment and Uncertainty: An empirical analysis
- SHINADA Naoki (Development Bank of Japan)
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- SHINADA Naoki (Development Bank of Japan)
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September 2008 08-E-032
Econometric Analysis of Irreversible Investment with Financial Constraints: Comparison of Parametric and Semiparametric Estimations
- ASANO Hirokatsu (Asia University)
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- ASANO Hirokatsu (Asia University)
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August 2008 08-E-031
Monetary Policy Surprises and Interest Rates: Choosing between the Inflation-Revelation and Excess Sensitivity Hypotheses
- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /Hanjiang ZHANG (University of Texas)
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- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /Hanjiang ZHANG (University of Texas)
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August 2008 08-E-030
Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-E-029
Cross-regional Variations in Offshore Outsourcing Choices: Evidence from Firm-level Data
- TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI)
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- TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-E-028
Offshoring and Productivity: Evidence from Japanese Firm-level Data
- ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /TOMIURA Eiichi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-E-027
What Do Japanese Unions Do for Productivity?: An Empirical Analysis Using Firm-Level Data
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-E-026
Productivity and Survival of Family Firms in Japan: An Analysis Using Firm-Level Microdata
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-E-025
Is Aid Allocation Consistent with Global Poverty Reduction?: A Cross-Donor Comparison
- SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YAMADA Hiroyuki (The University of Chicago) /KUROSAKI Takashi (Hitotsubashi University)
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- SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YAMADA Hiroyuki (The University of Chicago) /KUROSAKI Takashi (Hitotsubashi University)
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July 2008 08-E-024
Impacts of Aid-Funded Technical Assistance Programs: Firm-Level Evidence from the Indonesian Foundry Industry
- TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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- TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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July 2008 08-E-023
Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An Analysis of Personal-Service Industries Based on Establishment-Level Data
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-E-022
International Strategic Alliances for Local Market Entry: Direct Launches versus Marketing Alliances in Pharmaceuticals
- TAKECHI Kazutaka (Hosei University)
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- TAKECHI Kazutaka (Hosei University)
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July 2008 08-E-021
Industrial Development, Firm Dynamics and Patterns of Productivity Growth: The Case of the Cotton-spinning Industry in Prewar Japan, 1894-1924
- OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow and Committee on the History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy, RIETI)
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- OKAZAKI Tetsuji (Faculty Fellow and Committee on the History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-E-020
Stable Wage Distribution in Japan, 1982-2002: A Counter Example for SBTC?
- KAWAGUCHI Daiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MORI Yuko (Hitotsubashi University)
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June 2008 08-E-019
Monetization of Public Goods Provision: A possible solution for the free-rider problem
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /NAKAJIMA Tomoyuki (KIER, Kyoto University)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /NAKAJIMA Tomoyuki (KIER, Kyoto University)
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June 2008 08-E-018
Nominal Rigidities, News-Driven Business Cycles, and Monetary Policy
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo, and JSPS)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo, and JSPS)
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June 2008 08-E-017
Embodied Technological Progress and the Productivity Slowdown in Japan
- TOKUI Joji (Shinshu University) /INUI Tomohiko (Nihon University) /Young Gak KIM (Research Assistant, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University)
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- TOKUI Joji (Shinshu University) /INUI Tomohiko (Nihon University) /Young Gak KIM (Research Assistant, RIETI / Hitotsubashi University)
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June 2008 08-E-016
The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on Fragmentation in East Asia: Evidence from the Electronics Industry
- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- THORBECKE, Willem (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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May 2008 08-E-015
On Equivalence Results in Business Cycle Accounting
- NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo, and JSPS) /INABA Masaru (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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- NUTAHARA Kengo (the University of Tokyo, and JSPS) /INABA Masaru (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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May 2008 08-E-014
The evolution of the productivity dispersion of firms - A reevaluation of its determinants in the case of Japan
- ITO Keiko (Senshu University) /Sébastien LECHEVALIER (EHESS and Maison Franco-Japonaise)
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- ITO Keiko (Senshu University) /Sébastien LECHEVALIER (EHESS and Maison Franco-Japonaise)
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May 2008 08-E-013
Does Trade Liberalization Reduce Pollution Emissions?
- MANAGI Shunsuke (Yokohama National University) /HIBIKI Akira (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) /TSURUMI Tetsuya (Yokohama National University)
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- MANAGI Shunsuke (Yokohama National University) /HIBIKI Akira (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) /TSURUMI Tetsuya (Yokohama National University)
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April 2008 08-E-012
Do Competitive Markets Stimulate Innovation?: An Empirical Analysis Based on Japanese Manufacturing Industry Data
- INUI Tomohiko (Nihon University) /KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Gakushuin University) /MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- INUI Tomohiko (Nihon University) /KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Gakushuin University) /MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2008 08-E-011
Impact of the Debt Ratio on Firm Investment: A case study of listed companies in China
- YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- YUAN Yuan (the University of Tokyo) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
Discussion Papers (English) FY2008
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