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.

Nov 13, 2023

Emeritus Professor Satoshi Yasuda has received the third JSS Nakamura Takafusa Award from the Japan Statistical Society.
Link: https://www.jss.gr.jp/society/prize/prize_biog2023/ (in Japanese)

Oct 24, 2023

An application for FY2024 Project Research Program of Joint Usage/Research Center Programs has been started. The application deadline is 9:00 a.m. on December 11, 2023, Japan Standard Time.  For further details, please refer to the application guidelines.

Apr 1, 2023

Professor Tokuo Iwaisako became the IER new director.

Feb 10, 2023

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".

Dec 21, 2022

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.

5
Dec
15:30
CIS/Industry and Labor Economics Workshop

Aloysius Siow (University of Toronto)


5
Dec
17:15
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Hybrid)

Kanato Nakakuni (University of Tokyo)


8
Dec
10:45
Economic Development Workshop/CEI Seminar

Dung Le (Keio University)


8
Dec
13:00
The 68th HIAS Health Regular Seminar”Tao TAO (Associate Professor and Research Fellow, School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China)

12
Dec
17:15
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Zoom)

Daniel Barczyk (McGill University)


14
Dec
14:00
IIR Innovation Forum (Online)

Ramya K Murthy (Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)


19
Dec
10:30
CIS/CEI/Joint Usage and Research Center Programs Seminar

Eunmi Mun(the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)