Ongoing projects
Studies on Growth Path and Domestic/International Input-Output Relationships in the Postwar Russia (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), FY2012-2014)
Conducted by Masaaki KUBONIWA (project leader), and Yasushi NAKAMURA.
This research project aims to investigate long-term growth path for Postwar Russia (1950-2014), utilizing originally reconstructed historical database on GDP by industry. Specifically, we conduct comparative time-series analyses on determinants of economic growth in Russia, focusing on the effects of total factor productivity (TFP), oil prices, trading gains, time trend as external factors. We also employ domestic and international input-output analyses for Russia, presenting international comparison of oil-exporting countries with other countries. Furthermore, we clarify policy implications of our simulations for promoting feasible manufacturing developments, the effects of changes in imports and exports of Russia from/to the rest of the world.
Toward Comparative Transition Economics: A Meta-Analysis of the 20-Year History of Post-Communist Transition to a Market Economy (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), FY2011-2014)
Conducted by Ichiro IWASAKI (project leader), Norio HORIE, Kazuhiro KUMO, Satoshi MIZOBATA, Fumikazu SUGIURA, Taku SUZUKI, Masahiro TOKUNAGA, and Akira UEGAKI.
This project aims to develop research in comparative transition economics in Japan through a meta-analysis of the 20-year history of the systemic transformation toward market economies in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. More specifically, we conduct a comprehensive study of the literature on transition economies published during the past two decades and reexamine the relationship between its theoretical implications and empirical evidence. In doing so, we focus on the most heated controversies, including choices of transition strategies, the social impacts of economic transformation, integration into the world economy, and enterprise restructuring. We also conduct original empirical work into unexplored issues using unique datasets of transition economies to complement earlier literature in this field of research.
Determinants of Childbirth in Russia: Micro Data Approaches (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), FY2011-2013)
Conducted by Kazuhiro KUMO (project leader), Noriko IGARASHI, Mayu MICHIGAMI, and Yuka TAKEDA.
This project investigates female decision-making on childbirth in Russia, combining studies of demography, labor economics, and sociology. Utilizing micro survey data from the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS), we examine the effects of gender division of labor in households, childbearing assistance systems, labor market situations, and household financial conditions on the decision to have children. In other words, we examine the relationship between female behavior and household-level economic, social, and demographic factors. This interdisciplinary study is intended to establish the foundation for microeconometric analysis of household behavior in transition economies, including Russia.
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Past projects
Searching for sustainable economic growth: resourse, environment, finance, and lowering birthrate (Joint research project with the IER’s department of U.S., European and Russian Economies, FY2010)
Research on Prospects for Russia (Joint Research Project by Social and Frontier Laboratory, Research Institute, Nissan Motor Company, and Hitotsubashi University, FY2009)
Comprehensive Study of the Market Environments and State-Business Relationship in Russian Federation (Research Grant-in-Aid of Hitotsubashi University, FY2008-2009)
Effective Economic Zones and Industrial Policy in the Areas of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Sponsored Research Project of Toyota Motors Corporation Ltd., FY2008)
Long and Medium-Term Perspectives of Russian Economy (In-house Research Project of Russian Research Center, FY2008)
A Study of the State Policy for Promotion of Automobile Industry in Russia (Sponsored Research Project of Toyota Motors Corporation Ltd., FY2007)