RIETI - Discussion Papers (Japanese)

Discussion Papers (Japanese)

Discussion Papers are posted on the RIETI website to provide policymakers, business leaders and the general public with the latest in theoretical and policy research.

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April 2026 26-J-023

Credit Guarantee Schemes and Financial Institution Behavior after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the 2023 RIETI Survey of Branch Managers at Regional Financial Institutions
- YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2026 26-J-022

Class Size and Household Responses in Educational Investment: Evidence from Amagasaki City
- ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University)
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April 2026 26-J-021

Too Close to Use: Social visibility, stigma, and the paradox of learning support programs
- ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 2026 26-J-020

Long-term Absenteeism: Effects of cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, household structure and financial situation
- ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 2026 26-J-019

The Effect of Classroom Gender Composition on College Enrollment in STEM Fields
- ISHIKURA Hideaki (Keio University) / HAYASHI Ryohei (Kochi Institute of Technology) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 2026 26-J-018

Early Adoption of Generative AI among SMEs: Industry-level analysis using cloud accounting data
- KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / KUBO Takashi (Money Forward Institute of Economic Research)
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March 2026 26-J-017

Effectiveness of Web‑based Psychoeducation Using a Cognitive‑behavioral Change Approach for Workers with Anxiety: A randomized controlled trial
- SEKI Yoichi (Chiba University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)
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March 2026 26-J-016

Effectiveness of a Digital Self-care Application Based on Cognitive Behavioral Change in Addressing Subthreshold Depression in Perimenopausal Women: A randomized controlled trial
- NUMATA Noriko (Chiba University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / BAI Yijing (Chiba University) / MIYOSHI Mirai (Chiba University) / MATSUZAWA Akari (Chiba University) / NODA Yoshikazu (Tohto University) / SASAKI Tsubasa (Chiba University) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)
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March 2026 26-J-015

An Empirical Analysis of Succession Planning
- MIYAJIMA Hideaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / UCHIDA Konari (Waseda University) / OMORI Hirari (Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC) / ASAI Yu (Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC)
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March 2026 26-J-014

Does Evidence Affect Policy Making? A conjoint experiment among local government officials
- IGEI Kengo (Center for Evidence Co-Creation) / UMETANI Hayato (Kobe University) / KOBAYASHI Yohei (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / TAKAHASHI Ryo (Waseda University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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