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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January 2026 26-J-004

Evidence on Firm Productivity, Organizational Restructuring, and Reallocation in Japan
- INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Senshu Univertity) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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January 2026 26-J-003

Minimum Wage Increases and Firm Adjustment: Productivity, employment structure, and capital responses
- FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / KIM YoungGak (Senshu Univertity) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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January 2026 26-J-002

Markups and Business Dynamism: Firm-level evidence from Japan
- KIM YoungGak (Senshu Univertity) / KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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January 2026 26-J-001

The Multiplicity of the Labor-market Structure and Gender Inequality: Decomposition analysis of inequality with a finite mixture model
- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2025 25-J-033

How Do Local Government Officials Perceive and Implement EBPM? Evidence from a cross-municipality survey
- 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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December 2025 25-J-032

The Impact of Inbound Tourism on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Japanese commuting zone-level data
- MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / ENDOH Masahiro (Keio University) / SAITO Hisamitsu (Hokkaido University)
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December 2025 25-J-031

The Role of Headquarters on Product Diversification
- KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Toyo University) / KIUCHI Yasuhiro (Gakushuin University / Japan Productivity Center) / MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2025 25-J-030

Perspectives on Japan’s Continuing Exorbitant Privilege
- Kenneth ROGOFF (Harvard University) / TASHIRO Takeshi (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2025 25-J-029

The Effect of Subject-area Specialization on Student Achievement: Evidence from a cluster-randomized experiment in elementary schools
- IGEI Kengo (Keio University) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / MURAKAWA Tomoya (Harvard University) / LE Quang Chien (Embassy of Japan in Vietnam)
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October 2025 25-J-027

Theoretical Model and Data for Projections of Japan’s Industrial Structure in 2040
- FUKAO Kyoji (Chairman, RIETI) / ARAI Sonoe (RIETI) / ITAKURA Ken (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KITAO Sagiri (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / NAKATA Daigo (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / MAEDA Saeko (University of Tokyo / Cabinet Office) / MATSUO Takemasa (Consulting Fellow, RIETI) / YOSHINO Akihiro (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
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