Joint Usage / Research Center
Center for Empirical Analysis on Japanese and Global Economy


The Institute has maintained a data archive, developed methods of statistical analysis, and aims to further develop as an international joint usage and research center for the advanced empirical analysis of the Japanese and global economies.

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Important Announcements

Jan 5, 2023

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) "Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies (SSPJ)" (FY 2016-2020, Principal Investigator: Professor Kyoji Fukao) received the (A) rating in the term-of-end evaluation from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.  The rating (A) means that the results were in line with initial expectations.  

Nov 5, 2021

The Joint Usage and Research Center Programs at the Institute of Economic Research received the highest (S) rating in the term-of-end evaluation from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology following the mid-term evaluation in 2008. In addition, the Institute was newly accredited for the period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2028.

Apr 29, 2024

Emeritus Professor Takatoshi Ito was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.

Apr 5, 2024

University Professor Kyoji Fukao was assigned to the chairman of the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).  The RIETI and IER have a relationship as a research cooperation.

Apr 4, 2024

IER published the latest issue of PR magazine, "IER SpotlightS" vol. 7.

Jan 10, 2024

Professor Yuichi Yamamoto was elected as an Economic Theory Fellow by the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET)

Dec 26, 2023

The CIP Database 2023 (CIP 4.0) is now available on this website. We are one of the cooperating institutions with this database for creating and updating.

26
Sep
12:40
The 8th HIAS Brown Bag Seminar

René Berderbos (KU Leuven/ HIAS Visiting Professor)


3
Oct
15:30
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Hybrid)/International Seminar

Yasutaka Koike-Mori (UCLA)


8
Oct
08:45
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Zoom)

Saroj Bhattarai (University of Texas at Austin)


8
Oct
15:30
(Hybrid), IO-Labor Workshop / CEI Seminar

Arghya Ghosh (University of New South Wales Sydney Business School)


15
Oct
08:45
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Zoom)

YiLi Chien (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)


21
Oct
16:00
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Hybrid)

Kazu Matsuda (Keio University)


24
Oct
16:00
(Online), J-TREE Seminar/ EDW / CEI Seminar

Ola Olsson (University of Gothenburg)