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.

Jun 2, 2025

The 20th Applied Econometrics Conference will be held on November 8th, 2025.

The call for papers is open to graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and other researchers on fixed-term contracts. Deadline: September 1st, 2025

May 29, 2025

We have published Volume 49 of the Economic Research Series.
Tokuo Iwaisako, ed. "Japan's Financial System: New Perspectives and Potential Risks in the Post-Global Financial Crisis Era"

Apr 3, 2025

IER has published the latest issue of its PR magazine, IER SpotlightS, Vol. 8.

Jan 23, 2025

The 8th World KLEMS Conference, an international conference to measure and compare global industrial structure and industry-specific total factor productivity growth, will be held at the International House of Japan on March 27-28, 2025. The deadline for registration is February 28, 2025.

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".

8
Jul
13:30
EnvTech WS/ J-TREE Seminar (Hybrid)

Koichiro Ito (U Chicago)


8
Jul
15:30
(Hybrid) Center of Intergenerational Studies/ International Seminars/ Joint Usage and Research Center Programs/ IO-Labor Workshop

Teresa Molina (University of Hawaii)


8
Jul
16:00
Seminar in Macroeconomics (Hybrid)

Zoe Leiyu Xie (World Bank)


10
Jul
10:45
(Hybrid), IO-Labor Workshop / EDW / CEI Seminar

Hiroyuki Kasahara (University of British Columnbia / Hitotsubashi University)


10
Jul
12:40
The18th HIAS Brown Bag Seminar

Akimune Yoshida (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, HIAS)


12
Jul
13:30
HSI2025: Microeconomic Theory

For further information, please visit our website.


15
Jul
15:30
(Hybrid) IO-Labor Workshop

Chamna Yoon (Seoul National University)