1. The World Trade Organization (WTO) General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiation has not resulted in any major achievements since the Telecommunication and Financial Services Agreements concluded in 1997 due to a lack of momentum in the Doha Round, concerns about free-riding, and...

1) The second series of the <i>History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy</i>, comprising 12 books (the first volume with a general overview and the remaining 11 volumes with detailed expositions on the main policy items) were published that not only record objective facts about the drafting process...

1) The second series of the <i>History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy</i>, comprising 12 books (the first volume with a general overview and the remaining 11 volumes with detailed expositions on the main policy items) were published that not only record objective facts about the drafting process...

When investors start or maintain foreign direct investment activities, host States often either impose or enforce them to perform some requirements, which are called "performance requirements" (PR). Investors are required, for example, either to achieve a given level or percentage of domestic...

1) The second series of the <i>History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy</i>, comprising 12 books (the first volume with a general overview and the remaining 11 volumes with detailed expositions on the main policy items) were published that not only record objective facts about the drafting process...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the Group of 20 (G20) countries and international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have frequently discussed macroprudential policies and their relationship to systemic...

While work styles and preferences of workers in Japan are diversified, the conventional labor policy cannot cope fully with the issues from the diversification. To clarify the issues, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) conducted an online survey. In this paper, we analyzed...

1) The second series of the <i>History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy</i>, comprising 12 books (the first volume with a general overview and the remaining 11 volumes with detailed expositions on the main policy items) were published that not only record objective facts about the drafting process...

Active international research and discussions on global value chains (GVCs) have been triggered by the recent development of value-added analyses which clarify the interdependence of economies, as well as the stalemate of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Doha Round, the emergence of...

As the role of local governments in developing regional economies is very important, the effectiveness of public works as a fiscal economic stimulus conducted by local governments such as cities and villages, coupled with their recent fiscal difficulties, is being put under more careful...