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March 2009 09-J-004
Impact of Greater Longevity on Pension Financing
- NAKATA Daigo (Fellow, RIETI) /HASUMI Ryo (Japan Center for Economic Research)
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- NAKATA Daigo (Fellow, RIETI) /HASUMI Ryo (Japan Center for Economic Research)
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January 2009 09-J-003
A State of Necessity as an Economic Safeguard Clause under Investment Treaties: Limitations and implications as seen in the Argentine economic crisis
- KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow)
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- KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow)
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January 2009 09-J-002
The Software Industry's Multilayered Subcontracting Structure: Empirical analysis of innovation and productivity
- MINETAKI Kazunori (Kansai University) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- MINETAKI Kazunori (Kansai University) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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January 2009 09-J-001
Economic Study Regarding the System of Cost Measures for the Transmission and Storage of Renewable Electricity
- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2008 08-J-065
Is Aid Allocation Consistent with Global Poverty Reduction?: A Cross-donor comparison
- SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YAMADA Hiroyuki (International Monetary Fund) /KUROSAKI Takashi (Hitotsubashi University)
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- SAWADA Yasuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /YAMADA Hiroyuki (International Monetary Fund) /KUROSAKI Takashi (Hitotsubashi University)
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December 2008 08-J-064
A Simulation Analysis of Electricity Markets: Cournot oligopoly and new entry of large-scale generators in the extra-high voltage commercial electricity market
- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /KANEMOTO Yoshitsugu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2008 08-J-063
Forward and Spot Markets for Electricity and Emissions Trading
- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- TANAKA Makoto (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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December 2008 08-J-062
Corporate Organizational Reform and Corporate Performance: Empirical analysis based on interviews with Tokyo-area firms
- MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /OZAKI Masahiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Gakushuin University) /EDAMURA Kazuma (Hitotsubashi University)
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- MIYAGAWA Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /OZAKI Masahiko (Senior Fellow, RIETI) /KAWAKAMI Atsushi (Gakushuin University) /EDAMURA Kazuma (Hitotsubashi University)
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November 2008 08-J-061
Dynamic Analysis of Price Pass-Through Accompanying Events Such as Steep Rises in Crude Oil Prices
- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2008 08-J-060
Fairness Today: From the perspective of organizational justice
- MORISHIMA Motohiro (Hitotsubashi University)
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- MORISHIMA Motohiro (Hitotsubashi University)
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October 2008 08-J-059
The Impact of Expectations of the Transfer of Agricultural Land to Other Uses on the Management Scale and Productivity of Rice Cultivation
- SAITO Keiji (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) /OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow)
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- SAITO Keiji (National Institute of Science and Technology Policy) /OHASHI Hiroshi (Faculty Fellow)
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November 2008 08-J-058
The Productivity Dynamics of Japanese Commerce: An empirical analysis based on microdata from the basic survey of Japanese business structure and activities
- KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /Kim Young Gak (Hitotsubashi University)
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- KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /Kim Young Gak (Hitotsubashi University)
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October 2008 08-J-057
The Stickiness of Firm Shipping Prices: Analysis based on questionnaire and scanner data
- ABE Naohito (Hitotsubashi University) /TONOGI Akiyuki (Hitotsubashi University) /WATANABE Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:862KB] (Japanese)
- ABE Naohito (Hitotsubashi University) /TONOGI Akiyuki (Hitotsubashi University) /WATANABE Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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October 2008 08-J-056
The Reform of Labor Market Institutions from the Perspectives of Law and Economics
- HIGUCHI Yoshio (Keio University)
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- HIGUCHI Yoshio (Keio University)
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October 2008 08-J-054
The Decline in Capital Utilization and TFP in the 1990s
- MIYAZAWA Kensuke (the University of Tokyo)
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- MIYAZAWA Kensuke (the University of Tokyo)
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September 2008 08-J-053
Regional Disparities in the Effects of Trade Liberalization: Computable general equilibrium analysis based on an inter-regional input-output table
- TAKEDA Shiro (Kanto Gakuen Univeristy) /BAN Kanemi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:467KB] (Japanese)
- TAKEDA Shiro (Kanto Gakuen Univeristy) /BAN Kanemi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2008 08-J-052
Statistical Analysis of Price Fluctuations in the Online Market
- MIZUNO Takayuki (Hitotsubashi University) /WATANABE Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- MIZUNO Takayuki (Hitotsubashi University) /WATANABE Tsutomu (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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September 2008 08-J-051
Overemployment: The structure, determinants, and countermeasures of involuntarily long work hours
- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow)
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- YAMAGUCHI Kazuo (Visiting Fellow)
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September 2008 08-J-050
Why Has Japan's TFP Growth Recovered?: An empirical analysis based on the basic survey of Japanese business structure and activities
- KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow) /Kim YoungGak (Hitotsubashi Univeristy) /FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow)
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- KWON Hyeog Ug (Faculty Fellow) /Kim YoungGak (Hitotsubashi Univeristy) /FUKAO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow)
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September 2008 08-J-049
How Does FDI in East Asia Affect Performance at Home?: Evidence from electrical machinery manufacturing firms
- MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)
- Download paper [PDF:588KB] (Japanese)
- MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /MOTOHASHI Kazuyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)
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September 2008 08-J-047
The Impact of Deregulation in the Retail Sector: Implications for the aging society
- UNAYAMA Takashi (Kobe University) /KEIDA Masayuki (the University of Tokyo)
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- UNAYAMA Takashi (Kobe University) /KEIDA Masayuki (the University of Tokyo)
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September 2008 08-J-046
The Internationalization of Japanese Firms: New findings based on firm-level data
- WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)/SATO Hitoshi (Institute of Developing Economies)/NISHIOKA Shuichiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI)/MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University and RIETI)
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- WAKASUGI Ryuhei (Research Counselor, RIETI) /TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)/SATO Hitoshi (Institute of Developing Economies)/NISHIOKA Shuichiro (Visiting Scholar, RIETI)/MATSUURA Toshiyuki (Fellow, RIETI) /ITO Banri (Visiting Scholar, RIETI) /TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University and RIETI)
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September 2008 08-J-045
Gasoline Tax Rates from the Perspective of Optimal Taxation Theory: Comparison among Japan, the U.S., and the UK
- KAWASE Akihiro (Toyo University)
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- KAWASE Akihiro (Toyo University)
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September 2008 08-J-044
Reform of Governance in Cooperative Financial Institutions: The scale of shinkin banks' boards of directors and management performance
- YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Nagoya University) /TOMIMURA Kei (Nagoya University) /HARIMAYA Kozo (Sapporo Gakuin University)
- Download paper [PDF:430KB] (japanese)
- YAMORI Nobuyoshi (Nagoya University) /TOMIMURA Kei (Nagoya University) /HARIMAYA Kozo (Sapporo Gakuin University)
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September 2008 08-J-043
Why the Female Labor Force Participation Rate in Metropolitan Areas is Low: A reexamination of the current situation and of the issues
- HASHIMOTO Yuki (the University of Tokyo) /MIYAGAWA Shuko (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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- HASHIMOTO Yuki (the University of Tokyo) /MIYAGAWA Shuko (Research Assistant, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-J-042
Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-J-041
Dynamic Applied General Equilibrium Analysis for Fiscal Reconstruction Based on a Multi-sector Overlapping Generations Model
- KIMURA Shin (Hokkaido University) /HASHIMOTO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:521KB] (Japanese)
- KIMURA Shin (Hokkaido University) /HASHIMOTO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-J-040
Reform of the labor market
- YASHIRO Naohiro (International Christian University)
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- YASHIRO Naohiro (International Christian University)
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August 2008 08-J-039
Structural Modeling of the Value of Patent
- SUZUKI Jun (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:486KB] (Japanese)
- SUZUKI Jun (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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August 2008 08-J-038
Number of Backward Patent Citations as a Quantitative Indicator of Prior Art
- WADA Tetsuo (Gakushuin University)
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- WADA Tetsuo (Gakushuin University)
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July 2008 08-J-037
Structure of Economic Globalization: Multiple games among firms, sovereign states, and international organizations
- SHIRAISHI Shigeaki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- SHIRAISHI Shigeaki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-J-036
The Efficiency versus Equity Trade-off: Observations from survey data
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow)
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July 2008 08-J-035
Impacts of Aid-Funded Technical Assistance Programs: Firm-level evidence from the Indonesian foundry industry
- TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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- TODO Yasuyuki (the University of Tokyo)
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July 2008 08-J-034
Tax and Insurance Premiums as Financial Resources for Social Security
- IWAMOTO Yasushi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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- IWAMOTO Yasushi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-J-033
Estimation of Future Tax Revenue
- HASHIMOTO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /OH Sunchung (Kansai University)
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- HASHIMOTO Kyoji (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) /OH Sunchung (Kansai University)
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October 2008 08-J-032
Attribution of Conduct to a State in Investment Disputes: Conditions under which a state is responsible for the conduct of local governments, para-statal entites and public corporations
- NISHIMURA Yumi (Sophia University)
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- NISHIMURA Yumi (Sophia University)
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July 2008 08-J-031
How to Enhance the Productivity of Service Industries: Suggestions from recent studies and agenda for future research
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow)
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July 2008 08-J-030
What Do Japanese Unions Do for Productivity?: An empirical analysis using firm-level data
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-J-029
Productivity and Survival of Family Firms in Japan: An analysis using firm-level microdata
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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June 2008 08-J-028
Incentive Design of Investment Treaty Arbitration Procedures
- SHIMIZU Takashi (the University of Tokyo)
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- SHIMIZU Takashi (the University of Tokyo)
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June 2008 08-J-027
Regulations and Indirect Expropriation: Major criteria for deciding indirect expropriations in investment treaty arbitration
- MATSUMOTO Kayo (Fellow, RIETI)
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- MATSUMOTO Kayo (Fellow, RIETI)
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June 2008 08-J-026
"Fair and Equitable Treatment" in Investment Treaties: Function of general provisions
- KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow)
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- KOTERA Akira (Faculty Fellow)
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June 2008 08-J-025
International Investment Arbitration and Parallel Proceedings: Focusing on regulation and coordination under national law
- NAKAMURA Tatsuya (Kokushikan University)
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- NAKAMURA Tatsuya (Kokushikan University)
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June 2008 08-J-024
Applicable Laws in ICSID Arbitration: Direct application of international law and its implications
- KOMETANI Kazumochi (Hosei University Law School / Nishimura & Asahi)
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- KOMETANI Kazumochi (Hosei University Law School / Nishimura & Asahi)
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June 2008 08-J-023
Comparative Analysis of the Internal Price Gap in Community Gas and General Gas Businesses
- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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- KAINOU Kazunari (Fellow, RIETI)
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May 2008 08-J-022
Age-Free Law and Policy: A labor market approach or an approach of guaranteeing human rights
- MORITO Hideyuki (Sophia University)
- Download paper [PDF:357KB] (Japanese)
- MORITO Hideyuki (Sophia University)
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May 2008 08-J-021
Dispute Resolution Systems and Collective Bargaining: From the perspective of disputes over dismissal
- KAMBAYASHI Ryo (Hitotsubashi University)
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- KAMBAYASHI Ryo (Hitotsubashi University)
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May 2008 08-J-020
Issues for Labor Law and Changes in Corporate Organization
- SHIMADA Yoichi (WASEDA University)
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- SHIMADA Yoichi (WASEDA University)
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May 2008 08-J-019
Economic Analysis of Long Working Hours
- OHTAKE Fumio (Osaka University) /OKUDAIRA Hiroko (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
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- OHTAKE Fumio (Osaka University) /OKUDAIRA Hiroko (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
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May 2008 08-J-018
Basis and Direction of Labor Law Reform: Japan and the debate in Europe and the United States
- MIZUMACHI Yuichiro (the University of Tokyo)
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- MIZUMACHI Yuichiro (the University of Tokyo)
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May 2008 08-J-017
Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity?: An analysis using Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities microdata
- OKUDAIRA Hiroko (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) /TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University) /TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:599KB] (Japanese)
- OKUDAIRA Hiroko (Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University/Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) /TAKIZAWA Miho (Toyo University) /TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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May 2008 08-J-016
Labor Market Reform and Labor Law
- KOJIMA Noriaki (Graduate School of Law, Osaka University)
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- KOJIMA Noriaki (Graduate School of Law, Osaka University)
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May 2008 08-J-015
Labor Market Institution Reform in Japan: Problems and recommendations
- TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- TSURU Kotaro (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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July 2008 08-J-014
Breach of Contracts in Investor-State Arbitration Based on International Investment Agreements
- HAMAMOTO Shotaro (Kobe University)
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- HAMAMOTO Shotaro (Kobe University)
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June 2008 08-J-013
Categories of Rulings on Compensation and Reparation in the International Investment Arbitration : A tentative reclassification of cases
- TAMADA Dai (Okayama University)
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- TAMADA Dai (Okayama University)
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July 2008 08-J-012
Objections to Jurisdiction and their Settlement in International Investment Arbitration
- IWATSUKI Naoki (Rikkyo University)
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- IWATSUKI Naoki (Rikkyo University)
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May 2008 08-J-011
Types of Foreign "Investor" and "Investment" Covered by Arbitral Jurisdiction
- ITO Kazuyori (University of Shizuoka)
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- ITO Kazuyori (University of Shizuoka)
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April 2008 08-J-010
Chinese Foreign Exchange Policies and Asian Currencies
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
- Download paper [PDF:328KB] (Japanese)
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2008 08-J-009
Currency Invoicing and Foreign Exchange Risk Management: A Case Study of Japanese Firms
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Chiba University of Commerce) /SASAKI Yuri (Meiji Gakuin University) /SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University) /SHIMIZU Junko (Senshu University)/HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)/YOSHIMI Taiyo (Hitotsubashi University)
- Download paper [PDF:1.1MB] (Japanese)
- ITO Takatoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / the University of Tokyo) /KOIBUCHI Satoshi (Chiba University of Commerce) /SASAKI Yuri (Meiji Gakuin University) /SATO Kiyotaka (Yokohama National University) /SHIMIZU Junko (Senshu University)/HAYAKAWA Kazunobu (Institute of Developing Economies)/YOSHIMI Taiyo (Hitotsubashi University)
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April 2008 08-J-008
Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An analysis of personal service industries based on establishment-level data
- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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- MORIKAWA Masayuki (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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April 2008 08-J-007
International Trade in Cultural Goods: Survey and Prospects
- TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University)
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- TANAKA Ayumu (Kyoto University)
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