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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September 2020 20-J-038

Policies to Reduce Excess Capacity in the Chinese Iron and Steel Industry: Industrial Policy as a Coordination Process
- KAWABATA Nozomu (Tohoku University) / YIN Di (Tohoku University)
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September 2020 20-J-037

How did Japan cope with COVID-19? Big Data and purchasing behavior
- KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SAITO Takashi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / ISHIKAWA Toshiki (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / IGEI Naoya (Intage Research Inc.)
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September 2020 20-J-036

Local Product Relatedness and Export Behavior at the Firm Level in Japan
- HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute for Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization) / MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Keio University)
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September 2020 20-J-035

Development of new treatment/causal effect evaluation methodology with synthetic control group Difference In Difference where stable unit treatment value assumption (SUTVA) may not hold
- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2020 20-J-034

Productivity of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from an Employee Survey
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (President, RIETI)
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June 2020 20-J-033

The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Migration from Large Cities to Rural Areas -Poisson Gravity Model Analysis with Elastic Net Regression-
- ARAKAWA Kiyoaki (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / NOYORI Shuhei (The University of Tokyo)
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June 2020 20-J-032

The Impact of Subsidies for Small and Medium-sized Firms in Japan: A Regression Discontinuity Design Approach
- SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / MAKIOKA Ryo (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) / YAMAGUCHI Akira (Hitotsubashi University / current: NISTEP)
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June 2020 20-J-031

The Cost Efficiency of Hotels and Japanese-Style Inns in Kyushu: Relationship to E-Commerce or Individual Business Activities
- GOKAN Toshitaka (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO)
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May 2020 20-J-030

To What Degree are the Improvements to Lifestyle Behaviors that Mentioned in the Questionnaire for the Annual Specific Medical Examination Actually Associated with Improvements to BMI, Systolic Blood Pressure, and LDL-C?
- SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / KIMURA Moriyo (The Public Health Institute) / NAWATA Kazumitsu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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May 2020 20-J-029

The Fukushima Nuclear Accident and the Set of Values of the Japanese People
- HIROTA Shigeru (Kyoto Sangyo University) / YODO Masato (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) / YANO Makoto (Chairman, RIETI)
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