Studies on Growth Path and Domestic/International Input-Output Relationships in the Postwar Russia
(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), FY2012-2014)

Conducted by Masaaki KUBONIWA (project leader), and Yasushi NAKAMURA.

This research project aims to investigate long-term growth path for Postwar Russia (1950-2014), utilizing originally reconstructed historical database on GDP by industry. Specifically, we conduct comparative time-series analyses on determinants of economic growth in Russia, focusing on the effects of total factor productivity (TFP), oil prices, trading gains, time trend as external factors. We also employ domestic and international input-output analyses for Russia, presenting international comparison of oil-exporting countries with other countries. Furthermore, we clarify policy implications of our simulations for promoting feasible manufacturing developments, the effects of changes in imports and exports of Russia from/to the rest of the world.

International Comparison of Energy Efficiency of the Emerging Economies in Asia Pacific Rim
(Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Overseas Cooperation Foundation Grant, 2012-2013)

Conducted by Masaaki KUBONIWA (project leader)

In this project we develop comparative studies on the relationships between economic growth (GDP) and energy consumption, that is to say, energy efficiency in Asian Pac Rim economies (China, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Russia) for 1995-2013. We further these studies in the framework of international input-output linkages.