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March 2006 06-J-024
M&A Activities and the Performance of Target Firms - Comparison of Out-In M&As with In-In M&As
- FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) /KWON Hyeog Ug (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) /TAKIZAWA Miho (Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)
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- FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) /KWON Hyeog Ug (Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University) /TAKIZAWA Miho (Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University)
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March 2006 06-J-023
The Implementation Issue under the WTO Dispute Settlement Procedure
- Procedural factors and proposals for improvement- KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University)
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- KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University)
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March 2006 06-J-022
The Governance and Management Structure of Public Corporations - Achieving Efficient Division of Roles between the Public (National and Local Government) and Private Sectors under Decentralization
- AKAI Nobuo (Faculty Fellow)
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- AKAI Nobuo (Faculty Fellow)
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March 2006 06-J-021
The Banking Crisis and Productivity of Borrowing Firms - Evidence from Japan
- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Fellow, RIETI) /AKIYOSHI Fumio (Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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- KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Fellow, RIETI) /AKIYOSHI Fumio (Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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March 2006 06-J-020
Which Entrepreneurs Are Placed under Severe Liquidity Constraints?
-A study based on Japanese entrepreneurship data- YASUDA Takehiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University)
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- YASUDA Takehiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University)
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March 2006 06-J-019
Overcoming Inferior External Environments in the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Industries via R&D Management
- NAKAMURA Hiroshi (Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University) /ASAKAWA Kazuhiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University)
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- NAKAMURA Hiroshi (Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University) /ASAKAWA Kazuhiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Keio University)
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March 2006 06-J-018
Indicators for Identifying Important Patents
- GOTO Akira (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo) /GEMBA Kiminori (Shibaura Institute of Technology) /SUZUKI Jun (Shibaura Institute of Technology) /TAMADA Schumpeter (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Assistant Professor, Institute of Business and Accounting, Kwansei Gakuin University)
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- GOTO Akira (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo) /GEMBA Kiminori (Shibaura Institute of Technology) /SUZUKI Jun (Shibaura Institute of Technology) /TAMADA Schumpeter (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Assistant Professor, Institute of Business and Accounting, Kwansei Gakuin University)
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March 2006 06-J-017
Failure to Capture Value Because of Commoditization - the Case of Digital Home Electronics
- NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University) /ITO Munehiko (Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University) /MORITA Hirokazu (Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University)
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- NOBEOKA Kentaro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University) /ITO Munehiko (Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University) /MORITA Hirokazu (Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration, Kobe University)
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March 2006 06-J-016
The Enterprise Value Creation Management Process and Intangible Assets - the CERM/ROIAM Approach
- KARIYA Takeaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor of Financial Engineering & Management and Dean, Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University / Visiting Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)
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- KARIYA Takeaki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor of Financial Engineering & Management and Dean, Graduate School of Global Business, Meiji University / Visiting Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)
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March 2006 06-J-015
Empirical Analyses of Product Architecture Theory and International Trade Theory (2006 revised version)
- OSHIKA Takashi (Specially Appointed Professor, COE Manufacturing Management Research Center, The University of Tokyo) /FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
- Download paper [PDF:636KB] (Japanese)
- OSHIKA Takashi (Specially Appointed Professor, COE Manufacturing Management Research Center, The University of Tokyo) /FUJIMOTO Takahiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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March 2006 06-J-014
Coordination Problem for Leniency Programs against International Cartels
- IWANARI Hiroo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Director, Competition Policy Planning Office, General Secretariat, The Fair Trade Commission of Japan) /KAWAGOE Toshiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Lecturer, School of Systems Information Science, Future University-Hakodate) /KIMURA Yuji (RIETI) /MATSUBAE Taisuke (Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University) /TAKIZAWA Hirokazu (Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:220KB] (Japanese)
- IWANARI Hiroo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Director, Competition Policy Planning Office, General Secretariat, The Fair Trade Commission of Japan) /KAWAGOE Toshiji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Lecturer, School of Systems Information Science, Future University-Hakodate) /KIMURA Yuji (RIETI) /MATSUBAE Taisuke (Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University) /TAKIZAWA Hirokazu (Fellow, RIETI)
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March 2006 06-J-013
The Governance of Regional Banks
- UEMURA Shuichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /WATANABE Yoshitsugu (Graduate School of Economics, Keio University)
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- UEMURA Shuichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /WATANABE Yoshitsugu (Graduate School of Economics, Keio University)
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March 2006 06-J-012
Establishing Principles for a More Sustainable Pension System in Japan, and Identifying Challenges
- FUKAO Mitsuhiro (Faculty Fellow) /KANEKO Yoshihiro (Consulting Fellow) /NAKATA Daigo (Fellow) /HASUMI Ryo (Keio University)
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- FUKAO Mitsuhiro (Faculty Fellow) /KANEKO Yoshihiro (Consulting Fellow) /NAKATA Daigo (Fellow) /HASUMI Ryo (Keio University)
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March 2006 06-J-011
Measurement of the Fatigue Cost of Commuting without Making Specific Assumptions about the Utility Function
- HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Division of International Studies, International Christian University) /YAMAGA Hisaki (University of Tsukuba)
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- HATTA Tatsuo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Division of International Studies, International Christian University) /YAMAGA Hisaki (University of Tsukuba)
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March 2006 06-J-010
A Simulation Analysis of Transmission - Constrained Oligopoly in the Wholesale Electricity Market
- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
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- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
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February 2006 06-J-009
Life Duration and Debt Structure of Financially Distressed SMEs
- XU Peng (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University) /TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies / CRD)
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- XU Peng (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University) /TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies / CRD)
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February 2006 06-J-008
What Are the Characteristics of Companies Prone to Become a Hostile Takeover Target?
- XU Peng (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Hosei University)
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- XU Peng (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Hosei University)
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February 2006 06-J-007
Product Architecture as a Coordination System
- OKUNO Masahiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo) /WATANABE Yasunori (Specially Appointed Researcher, Manufacturing Management Research Center, The University of Tokyo)
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- OKUNO Masahiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo) /WATANABE Yasunori (Specially Appointed Researcher, Manufacturing Management Research Center, The University of Tokyo)
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February 2006 06-J-006
Complementarity between Regional Trade Agreements and Multilateral Trade Liberalization: Economic consideration and future challenges
- MUKUNOKI Hiroshi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University)
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- MUKUNOKI Hiroshi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University)
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February 2006 06-J-005
Characteristics of Small and Medium-size Enterprises that Have Changed Their Main Bank
- KANO Masaji (Professor, School of Economics, Osaka Prefectural University)
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- KANO Masaji (Professor, School of Economics, Osaka Prefectural University)
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January 2006 06-J-004
The Role of Government-Affiliated Financial Institutions in the Startup Period
- NEMOTO Tadanobu (Chuo University) /FUKUNUMA Hikaru (National Life Finance Corporation) /WATANABE Wako (Osaka University)
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- NEMOTO Tadanobu (Chuo University) /FUKUNUMA Hikaru (National Life Finance Corporation) /WATANABE Wako (Osaka University)
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January 2006 06-J-003
Corporate Demand for Financial Services and Issues in SME Finance
- YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Professor, Nagoya University)
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- YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Professor, Nagoya University)
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January 2006 06-J-002
Examining Main Bank Relationships in SME Finance
- The Correlation between Efficiency and Lending Attitude among Regional Financial Institutions -- HARIMAYA Kozo (Faculty of Economics, Sapporo Gakuin University) /NAGATA Takahiro (Rating and Investment Information, Inc.)
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- HARIMAYA Kozo (Faculty of Economics, Sapporo Gakuin University) /NAGATA Takahiro (Rating and Investment Information, Inc.)
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January 2006 06-J-001
Efficiency Structure Hypothesis versus Structure-Conduct-Performance Hypothesis Revisited
- TSUTSUI Yoshiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Osaka University) /SATAKE Mitsuhiko (Professor, Ryukoku University) /UCHIDA Hirofumi (Associate Professor, Wakayama University)
- Download paper [PDF:368KB] (Japanese)
- TSUTSUI Yoshiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Osaka University) /SATAKE Mitsuhiko (Professor, Ryukoku University) /UCHIDA Hirofumi (Associate Professor, Wakayama University)
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December 2005 05-J-036
True Relationship Between Female Labor Force Participation and Total Fertility Rate: An Analysis of OECD Countries
- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI / Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago)
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- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow, RIETI / Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago)
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December 2005 05-J-035
Nonbank Financing and the Moral Hazard of SMEs
- TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
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- TSURUTA Daisuke (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
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December 2005 05-J-034
Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Changes in Policies and Regulations for Electricity and Town Gas Supply Industries
- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2005 05-J-033
Economic Analysis of Interregional Electricity Transmission Networks in Japan
- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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November 2005 05-J-032
Exploring Frontiers to Expand Banks' Lending to SMEs
- MASUDA Yasuyoshi (Faculty of Economics, Toyo University)
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- MASUDA Yasuyoshi (Faculty of Economics, Toyo University)
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November 2005 05-J-031
Does Main Bank's Health Matter in Firm Customers' Behavior? A Study Based on Bank-Firm Matching Data of SMEs
- OGAWA Kazuo (Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University)
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- OGAWA Kazuo (Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University)
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October 2005 05-J-030
Study on the Classification of and Reporting Methods for Intangible Assets
- YAMAGUCHI Fujio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Business Global Business Research, Meiji University)
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- YAMAGUCHI Fujio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Graduate School of Business Global Business Research, Meiji University)
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September 2005 05-J-029
Role and Challenges of Securitization
- YANAGAWA Noriyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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- YANAGAWA Noriyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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September 2005 05-J-028
Competition with Imports from Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries and its Impact on the Growth of Japanese Companies: Empirical Analysis Based on Micro-Data of the "Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities"
- ITO Keiko (Lecturer, School of Economics, Senshu University)
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- ITO Keiko (Lecturer, School of Economics, Senshu University)
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September 2005 05-J-027
Test of the Efficiency Structure Hypothesis with an Application to Japanese Major Banks
- TSUTSUI Yoshiro (Faculty Fellow) /SATAKE Mitsuhiko (Professor, Ryukoku University) /UCHIDA Hirofumi (Associate Professor, Wakayama University)
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- TSUTSUI Yoshiro (Faculty Fellow) /SATAKE Mitsuhiko (Professor, Ryukoku University) /UCHIDA Hirofumi (Associate Professor, Wakayama University)
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September 2005 05-J-026
The Role of Product - Developing SMEs in Industrial Cluster Formation - Based on Empirical Analysis on TAMA (Technology Advanced Metropolitan Area)
- KODAMA Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow)
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- KODAMA Toshihiro (Faculty Fellow)
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August 2005 05-J-025
Global Management and Innovation of Japanese Companies
- SANBONMATSU Susumu (Senior Fellow)
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- SANBONMATSU Susumu (Senior Fellow)
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July 2005 05-J-024
Policy Evaluation for Oligopolistic Markets - A Case of Wholesale Electricity Market -
- HASUIKE Katsuhito (Chief Consultant, Nomura Research Institute) /KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow)
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- HASUIKE Katsuhito (Chief Consultant, Nomura Research Institute) /KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow)
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June 2005 05-J-023
Corporate Governance and Employment Adjustments at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- SAITO Takashi (Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University) /TACHIBANAKI Toshiaki (Faculty Fellow)
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- SAITO Takashi (Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University) /TACHIBANAKI Toshiaki (Faculty Fellow)
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June 2005 05-J-022
Modeling Credit Risk with Long-term and Short-term Debts
- KOBAYASHI Takao (Faculty Fellow) /IKEDA Ryoichi (Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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- KOBAYASHI Takao (Faculty Fellow) /IKEDA Ryoichi (Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo)
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June 2005 05-J-021
New Developments on Investor-Versus-State Arbitration and their Implications: Impact of "Legalization" of Investment Treaties
- KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow)
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- KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow)
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May 2005 05-J-020
Problems in the WTO Agriculture Agreement and the Current State and Prospects for Agricultural Negotiations: The Perspective of a Participant in the Uruguay Round Negotiations
- YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior Fellow)
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- YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior Fellow)
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May 2005 05-J-019
Conceptual Framework for Understanding Intangible Assets and Problems Concerning Information Disclosure
- KARIYA Takeaki (Faculty Fellow)
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- KARIYA Takeaki (Faculty Fellow)
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April 2005 05-J-018
Business Succession and the Performance of Post-succession SMEs
- YASUDA Takehiko (Faculty Fellow) /KYO Nobue (Graduate School of Business # Commerce, Keio University)
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- YASUDA Takehiko (Faculty Fellow) /KYO Nobue (Graduate School of Business # Commerce, Keio University)
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April 2005 05-J-017
The Impact of Raising the Maximum Floor Area Ratio on Commuting Congestion
- TERASAKI Tomoyoshi (Economic & Industrial Research Department, Development Bank of Japan)
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Discussion Papers (Japanese) FY2005
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