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.

Information archives newsletter

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.

Job Openings

Nov 22, 2024

A job opening for full-time, open-rank, tenure-line positions beginning July 1, 2025. 
The application deadline is December 15, 2024.
For more details, please refer to the website.

Nov 5, 2024

Professor Naohito Abe was awarded the 67th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science for the book titled "Introduction to the Theory of Price Index Numbers and Their Applications".

Nov 5, 2024

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

Oct 30, 2024

An application for FY2025 Project Research Program of Joint Usage / Research Center Programs has been started.
The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. on December 13, 2024, Japan Standard Time.
For further details, please refer to the application guidelines.

Oct 1, 2024

IER published the latest issue of the Information Bulletin 2024.

May 25, 2024

Emeritus Professor Reiko Aoki has been appointed as the President of the Japanese Economic Association (JEA).

10
Dec
15:30
(Hybrid) IO-Labor Workshop

Noriaki Matsushima (Osaka University)


13
Dec
16:00
The 73rd HIAS Health Regular Seminar

LOU Jing (Senior Research Fellow, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore)


17
Dec
08:45
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Zoom)

Keiichiro Kobayashi (Keio University)


18
Dec
16:30
IIR Innovation Forum (onsite)

Michael Cusumano (Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management, MIT Sloan School of Management / Visiting Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University)


20
Dec
10:45
EDW / CEI Seminar / Joint Usage and Research Center Programs

Fumiya Uchikoshi (Harvard University)


14
Jan
16:00
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Hybrid)/International Seminar

Xuan Wang (Tinbergen Institute)


21
Jan
16:00
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Hybrid)

Minki Kim (University of Mannheim)