RIETI Report October 2, 2026

RIETI Annual Report 2025 Now Available

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Dear Readers,

Welcome to RIETI Report. This bi-weekly newsletter will keep you updated with the recent columns, event information and research results by RIETI fellows and other leading economists in Japan and around the world.

In this edition, we would like to present the RIETI Annual Report 2025 for the 2025 fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2026. The report is a concise summary of the year's research projects, research fellows' activities, and project results. It also contains information on RIETI symposiums, publications, and communications activities for the fiscal year. We invite you to have a look at this invaluable resource for learning about RIETI activities.

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Editors of RIETI Report (Facebook: @en.RIETI / X: @RIETIenglish / URL: https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/)

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Contents of RIETI Annual Report FY2025

  • Messages from the Chairman and the President
  • Overview of FY2025 Activities
  • Research Activities (Research Programs / Projects, Research Papers and the List of Articles Published in Peer-reviewed Academic Journals)
  • Public Relations Activities (Publications, Symposiums, Workshops, BBL Seminars, List of Seminars Led by International Lecturers)
  • List of Fellows
  • Organization & Others

>>>To download the full text:
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/about/annual_report_2025/RIETI2025AR-E.pdf

>>>To read past RIETI Annual Reports:
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/about/pr/index_report.html

Our Latest Discussion Papers

The Swiss Franc and the Swiss Economy: Updated evidence
Willem THORBECKE (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/26090008.html

Perception Gaps and Proactive Strategy in Japanese SME Disaster Recovery
IZUMI Yutaro (GRIPS) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAWADA Yasuyuki (University of Tokyo) / SEKIGUCHI Kunio (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/26090010.html

Long-term Scarring or Emerging Recovery? The decade-long trajectory of the GEJE
IZUMI Yutaro (GRIPS) / NAKATA Hiroyuki (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SAWADA Yasuyuki (University of Tokyo) / SEKIGUCHI Kunio (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/26090011.html

The Impact of TFP Improvement on CO2 Intensity
TANAKA Kenta (Musashi University) / SHIN Jieun (IESE Business School) / TARUI Nori (University of Hawaii at Manoa) / INUI Tomohiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/26090012.html

On the Monetary Endogenous Growth Model with Idiosyncratic Investment Risk
HIRAGUCHI Ryoji (Meiji University)
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/summary/26100001.html

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[Discussion Papers]
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/publications/act_dp.html

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