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Institute of Economic Research Hitotsubashi University
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi City,
Tokyo 186-8603, JAPAN
Tel
+81 42 580 8327
Fax
+81 42 580 8333
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| U.S., European and Russian Economies |
| U.S. Economy |
| One of the main subjects of this study unit is the historical and empirical analysis of the evolution of U.S. capitalism and the development of the U.S. economy. The research includes analyses of economic and political developments inside as well as outside the U.S. The second main area is the analysis of contemporary economic conditions in the U.S., including studies on inflation, the effectiveness of government policy measures, U.S. foreign, economic and political policies, U.S. foreign investments and aid, and the impact of multinationals on foreign trade. |
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| U.K. and Commonwealth Economies |
| This unit is primarily concerned with the historical and contemporary analysis of the U.K. and Commonwealth Economies. This includes (1) historical and contemporary study of the U.K. economy, (2) study of the British labor movement, and (3) study of British colonialism from a historical perspective. |
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| Western European Economies |
| This unit conducts research on the history and contemporary situation of the economies in Western Europe and in the European Union. The relationship among the EU member countries and with countries outside the EU is also one of our current research topics. |
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| Russian Economy |
| This unit conducts theoretical and empirical studies on the economies of Russia, the other former Soviet Republics, and Central and Eastern Europe. These studies include: research on the construction and reconstruction of the economic system in the former Soviet Union; analyses of the current economic conditions in Russia and the former Soviet Republics; theoretical analyses of economic planning and economic policy in Russia; theoretical and empirical studies on the economies of the Central and Eastern Europe; as well as studies on the problems of international economics related to the integration of Russia and the former Soviet Republics into the world economy, and prospects for economic collaboration. |
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| Research Topics of the Members |
KUBONIWA, Masaaki
1. Studies on optimal growth paths, Industrial policy including auto-industry in Russia, and Compilation of BRICs international input-output tables
2. Estimation of historical long-run time series of GDP in Russia (1960s through 2020) and postwar China
3. Estimation of economic values of the environment including coral leafs and tundra
AOKI, Reiko
1. Law and economics of intellectual property: Effects of IP on innovation, Design of mechanisms to promote access to IP, Standardization and IP, Law and economics network in Asia
2. Economics of low fertility and population decline: Economic analysis of super-low fertility, Economic policy in the face of declining fertility and population, Low Fertility Workshop
IWAISAKO, Tokuo
KUMO, Kazuhiro
1. Population studies for Russia and the Soviet Union
2. Regions in Russia and regional finance
3. Statistical studies of labor force and industrial location patterns in early Soviet industrialization
4. Globalization and its effects on the Russian/former Soviet Union economies
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