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.
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.
Professor Iichiro Uesugi was awarded the 2022 Awards for Studies on Small Business from Shoko Research Institute for his book titled "Economics of SME Financing: Role of Financial Institutions and Role of the Government".
Professor Iichiro Uesugi's book, "Economics of SME Financing: Role of Financial Institutions and Role of the Government", was selected as the second-best economic book of the year in Diamond Weekly.
Professor Takashi Kurosaki was awarded the 2022 JER Best Article Award for The Japanese Economic Review.
Professor Iichiro Uesugi was awarded the 29th Zengin Foundation Award (The Zengin Foundation for Studies on Economics and Finance).
Alex Bryson and Jacques Wels (University College London)
Chris Tonetti (Stanford University)
Emre Yildiz (Associate Professor, Mälardalen University, Sweden)
Duc Tran (Hitotsubashi University)
Miguel León-Ledesma (University of Kent)
Kazuki Motohashi (Hitotsubashi University)
James Graham (Sydney University)
Kenji Saito，Yutaka Soejima，Toshihiko Sugiura，Yukinobu Kitamura，Mitsuru Iwamura
“Is Ethereum Proof of Stake Sustainable?
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Toru Kitagawa and Masayuki Sawada
“LINEAR REGRESSIONS, SHORTS TO LONG”
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“Estimating Recruitment Elasticity in the Multi-stage
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Кадзухиро КУМО
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LIANG Licheng and MATSUURA Toshiyuki
“Adjustments of Multinational's Production Activities in Response to the US-Sino Trade War:
Evidence from Japanese affiliate-level data”
