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March 2005 05-J-016
The Cost and Benefit of Relaxing Floor Area Ratio Requirements in Urban Centers - Including the Impact of Congestion Charges via ITS
- HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow) /KUME Yoshiaki (Professor, Faculty of Urban Economics, Nasu University) /KARATO Koji (Associate Professor, Toyama University)
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- HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow) /KUME Yoshiaki (Professor, Faculty of Urban Economics, Nasu University) /KARATO Koji (Associate Professor, Toyama University)
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March 2005 05-J-015
Determinants of R&D Investment by Start-up Firms
- OKAMURO Hiroyuki, (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)
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- OKAMURO Hiroyuki, (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)
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March 2005 05-J-014
Determinants of Regional Variations in the Business Start-up Ratio
- OKAMURO Hiroyuki (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University) /KOBAYASHI Nobuo (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University)
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- OKAMURO Hiroyuki (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University) /KOBAYASHI Nobuo (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University)
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March 2005 05-J-013
A Note on Comparative Advantage of Architectures
- FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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- FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-012
Selection Between Workouts and Court-administered Proceedings in Corporate Financial Restructuring
- XU Peng (Faculty Fellow)
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- XU Peng (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-011
The Benefits of Urban Agglomeration: Is Tokyo a Unique Case?
- HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow) /UEDA Kohei (Osaka University Graduate School of Economics) /KARATO Koji (Faculty of Economics, University of Toyama)
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- HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow) /UEDA Kohei (Osaka University Graduate School of Economics) /KARATO Koji (Faculty of Economics, University of Toyama)
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March 2005 05-J-010
"Study on Science - Technology - Industry Network" - Analysis of Japanese companies' return to core business and absorption of new technologies -
- SUZUKI Jun (Senior Researcher, The Institute for Future Technology) /KODAMA Fumio (Faculty Fellow)
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- SUZUKI Jun (Senior Researcher, The Institute for Future Technology) /KODAMA Fumio (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-009
Which Industries Are Most Science-Based?
- GEMBA Kiminori (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Management, Shibaura Institute of Technology) /TAMADA Schumpeter (Fellow) /KODAMA Fumio (Faculty Fellow)
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- GEMBA Kiminori (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Management, Shibaura Institute of Technology) /TAMADA Schumpeter (Fellow) /KODAMA Fumio (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-008
Development Governance in Malaysia: Institutions and Structures
- TORII Takashi (Faculty Fellow)
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- TORII Takashi (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-007
Exit or Continue? An Empirical Analysis of SMEs in Ota-ku and Higashiosaka, Japan
- HONJO Yuji (Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University) /YASUDA Takehiko (Faculty Fellow)
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- HONJO Yuji (Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University) /YASUDA Takehiko (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-006
Withdrawal from Business by Small Enterprises
- HARADA Nobuyuki (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba)
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- HARADA Nobuyuki (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba)
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March 2005 05-J-005
The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism in Cases Involving "Law as Such" with a Focus on U.S. Cases
- KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow)
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- KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2005 05-J-004
Competitiveness of the Chinese Manufacturers in the Digital Appliances Industry: Limits of Combination Capabilities for Product Development of Modular Products
- NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow) /UENO Masaki (Lecturer, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration - Kobe University)
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- NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow) /UENO Masaki (Lecturer, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration - Kobe University)
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March 2005 05-J-003
Innovation and Organizational/Management Reform
- SANBONMATSU Susumu (Senior Fellow)
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- SANBONMATSU Susumu (Senior Fellow)
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January 2005 05-J-001
The GATS Structure Relating to Telecommunications Services - WTO Panel Report on the U.S.-Mexico Telecommunications Dispute: Impact and Issues
- KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow)
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- KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow)
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December 2004 04-J-047
Overcoming the Technology Selection Dilemma - The Case of Fanuc Ltd.
- SHIBATA Tomoatsu (Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kagawa University) /KODAMA Fumio (Faculty Fellow)
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- SHIBATA Tomoatsu (Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kagawa University) /KODAMA Fumio (Faculty Fellow)
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December 2004 04-J-046
A Small-Scale Microeconomic Model for Policy Evaluation - Evaluating Measures to Combat Global Warming in the Passenger Vehicle Sector
- FUJIWARA Toru (Lecturer, Real Estate Science Department, Meikai University) /HASUIKE Katsuhito (Chief Consultant, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.) /KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow)
- Download paper [PDF:687KB] (Japanese)
- FUJIWARA Toru (Lecturer, Real Estate Science Department, Meikai University) /HASUIKE Katsuhito (Chief Consultant, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.) /KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow)
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December 2004 04-J-045
The Declining Fertility Rate at the Below-Replacement Level: Determining Factors and Countermeasures - The Roles of Husbands, Workplaces, the Government and Society
- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow)
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- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow)
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December 2004 04-J-044
The Realities and Changes of "Lifetime Employment": Trends from 1945 to 1995
- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow)
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- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow)
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November 2004 04-J-043
The Impact of Computerization on Regular Employment
- SUNADA Mitsuru (Research Assistant, RIETI) /HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow) /ABE Masahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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- SUNADA Mitsuru (Research Assistant, RIETI) /HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow) /ABE Masahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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September 2004 04-J-042
Policy Evaluation Using a Consumer Surplus Approach
- KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow)
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- KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow)
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August 2004 04-J-041
Trading Firm Finance: The Relationship between Trade Credit and Loans
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August 2004 04-J-040
In Which Industries Does Japan Excel? The Compatibility between Architecture and Organizational Capability
- FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow) /NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow)
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- FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow) /NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow)
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August 2004 04-J-039
Organizational Capabilities of Product Development: International Competitiveness of Japanese Automakers
- NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow) /FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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- NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow) /FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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July 2004 04-J-038
Japanese Companies Operating in South Vietnam
- SEKI Mitsuhiro (Faculty Fellow)
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- SEKI Mitsuhiro (Faculty Fellow)
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July 2004 04-J-037
SME Globalization: Causes and Results
- KAWAI Hiroki (Faculty Fellow)
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- KAWAI Hiroki (Faculty Fellow)
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July 2004 04-J-036
A Comparative Analysis of Job Entry Methods in Japan, the U.S. and Europe
- HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow) /KODAMA Toshihiro (Senior Fellow) /ABE Masahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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- Attachment (Professor Hashimoto) [PDF:272KB]
- Attachment (IZA) [PDF:277KB]
- HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow) /KODAMA Toshihiro (Senior Fellow) /ABE Masahiro (Faculty Fellow)
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July 2004 04-J-035
The Effects of Job Entry Methods on Outcomes in Switching Jobs
- KODAMA Toshihiro (Senior Fellow) /HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow) /ABE Masahiro (Faculty Fellow) /MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Quantitative Analysis and Database Group, RIETI) /SUNADA Mitsuru (Research Assistant, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:611KB] (Japanese)
- KODAMA Toshihiro (Senior Fellow) /HIGUCHI Yoshio (Faculty Fellow) /ABE Masahiro (Faculty Fellow) /MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Quantitative Analysis and Database Group, RIETI) /SUNADA Mitsuru (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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June 2004 04-J-034
Fiscal Rules and Public Expenditure Management - Case Study (2): New Zealand
- TANAKA Hideaki (Consulting Fellow)
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- TANAKA Hideaki (Consulting Fellow)
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May 2004 04-J-033
Fiscal Rules and Public Expenditure Management - Case Study (1): Australia
- TANAKA Hideaki (Consulting Fellow)
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- TANAKA Hideaki (Consulting Fellow)
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April 2004 04-J-032
Constraints on Liquidity for Start-ups: Entrepreneurial Motivation and the Effect of Government Funding Schemes
- YASUDA Takehiko (Consulting Fellow)
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- YASUDA Takehiko (Consulting Fellow)
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April 2004 04-J-031
Coordination as a Political Problem - Changes in Industrial Relations in Coordinated Market Economies
- KUME Ikuo (Faculty Fellow) /Kathleen THELEN (Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Northwestern University)
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- KUME Ikuo (Faculty Fellow) /Kathleen THELEN (Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Northwestern University)
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August 2004 04-J-030
Incentive Schemes for Japanese Companies' Voluntary Environmental Initiatives - Empirical Analysis Based on Case Studies and Questionnaires
- TANIKAWA, Hiroya (Senior Fellow)
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- TANIKAWA, Hiroya (Senior Fellow)
Discussion Papers (Japanese) FY2004
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