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Working Papers
2025
- Are Productivity and Wages Decoupling in Japan? Divergence between macro and micro relationships (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Compliance Costs of Government Rules and Regulations (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Female Workers and Firms’ Productivity and Wages
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Performance of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies: Ex-post evaluation (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Telework in Japan: An Overview from Micro Data of a Large Statistical Survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Trends and Characteristics of “Manufacturing Xâ€: An empirical analysis using panel data for Japanese firms (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2024
- Current State of Telework: An overview based on micro data of the Employment Status Survey (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Female Workers and Firms’ Productivity and Wages (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Labor Market Outcomes for Doctoral Graduates (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Labor Market Outcomes for Doctoral Graduates in Japan: Evidence from a large statistical survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Macroeconomic Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robots on Productivity: An estimate from a survey (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Macroeconomic Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Productivity: An estimate from a survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty in Economists’ Macroeconomic Forecasts (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty in Firms’ Medium-term Forecasts: Before and after the COVID-19 crisis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty in Macroeconomic and Wage Outlooks: An individual-level analysis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Use of Artificial Intelligence and Productivity of Japanese Firms and Workers (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Use of Artificial Intelligence and Productivity: Evidence from firm and worker surveys
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Work-from-home after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from surveys of firms and workers (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2023
- COVID-19 and the Japanese Economy: A retrospective and prospects (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Mid-term Economic Growth Forecasts for the General Public: Uncertainty and forecast errors (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Price Setting of Firms under Cost Uncertainty
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Productivity Dynamics of Working from Home: An update (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Smoking, Employment, and Wages: A panel data analysis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Trends in Uncertainty Faced by Japanese Firms: A comparison of the Global Financial Crisis and the COVID-19 Crisis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty and Firm Price Setting (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2022
- Compliance Costs of Regulations and Firm Productivity (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Compliance Costs of Regulations and Productivity
 Policy Discussion Papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Firms' Knightian Uncertainty during the COVID-19 Crisis
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Firms' Knightian Uncertainty during the COVID-19 Crisis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Productivity Dynamics of Work from Home since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a panel of firm surveys
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Productivity Dynamics of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Panel of Firm Surveys (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Productivity and Wages of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies
 Policy Discussion Papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   
See also  Journal Article Productivity and wages of firms using COVID‐19‐related support policies, Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association (2023)   (2023)
 - Productivity, Wages, and Profitability of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty of Firms' Medium-term Outlook during the COVID-19 Pandemic
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty of Firms' Medium-term Outlook under the COVID-19 Pandemic (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2021
- COVID-19, Vaccination, and Consumer Behavior
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - COVID-19, Vaccination, and Consumer Behavior (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Productivity of Firms Using Relief Policies During the COVID-19 Crisis
 SSPJ Discussion Paper Series, Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University   View citations (24) 
See also  Journal Article Productivity of firms using relief policies during the COVID-19 crisis, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2021)   View citations (20) (2021)
 - Productivity of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a Firm Survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (5)
 - Productivity of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Panel Data Analysis
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (6)
 - Subjective Uncertainty in Firms' Economic Outlook during the COVID-19 Crisis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - The COVID-19 Pandemic and Productivity of Working from Home: Panel Data Analysis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty of Firms' Economic Outlook During the COVID-19 Crisis
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Work-from-Home Productivity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Surveys of Employees and Employers
 SSPJ Discussion Paper Series, Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University   View citations (1)
 
 
2020
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Policy (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Consumers' Reaction to the Consumption Tax Hike and Related Policies: Evidence from a Survey (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Heterogeneous Relationships between Automation Technologies and Skilled Labor: Evidence from a Firm Survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3)
 - Productivity of Firms Using COVID-19 Mitigation Policies as a Response to the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Productivity of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from an Employee Survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (34)
 - Productivity of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from an Employee Survey (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3) 
Also in Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2020)   View citations (23)
 - Productivity of Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Overview from a Firm Survey (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (7)
 - Use of AI, Work Style Reform, and Productivity: Evidence from an Individual-Level Survey (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2019
- Effects of Outside Directors on Firms' Investment Behavior and Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Japan (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Effects of Outside Directors on Firms' Investments and Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   
See also  Journal Article Effects of outside directors on firms’ investments and performance: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2020)   View citations (3) (2020)
 - Employer-Provided Training and Productivity: Evidence from a Panel of Japanese Firms
 SSPJ Discussion Paper Series, Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University   
Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2019)   
See also  Journal Article Employer-provided training and productivity: Evidence from a panel of Japanese Firms, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2021)   View citations (5) (2021)
 - Firms' Subjective Uncertainty and Forecast Errors
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Impact of the Corrections to the Monthly Labor Survey Data on Productivity Analysis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Minimum Wages and Productivity: An Overview and Evidence from Japan (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Minimum Wages and Productivity: Evidence from Japan
 Policy Discussion Papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Price Competition vs. Quality Competition: Evidence from a Survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Price Competition vs. Quality Competition: Evidence from a Survey (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Subjective Uncertainty and Forecast Errors of Firms (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty in Long-Term Economic Forecasts (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty in Long-Term Macroeconomic Forecasts: Ex post Evaluation of Forecasts by Economics Researchers
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1) 
See also  Journal Article Uncertainty in long-term macroeconomic forecasts: Ex post evaluation of forecasts by economics researchers, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2022)   View citations (2) (2022)
 - Use of AI and Its Impact on Business: Updated Evidence from a Firm Survey (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2018
- Effects of Distance and Borders on International and Interregional Tourist Flows: A micro gravity analysis (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Effects of Distance and Borders on International and Interregional Tourist Flows: A micro-gravity analysis
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Employer-provided Training and Productivity: Evidence from a panel of Japanese firms (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Long Commuting Time and the Benefits of Telecommuting
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (9)
 - Long Commuting Time and the Benefits of Telecommuting (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (4)
 - Measuring Firm-level Uncertainty: New evidence from a business outlook survey
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - Smoking, Obesity, and Labor Market Outcomes (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Smoking, Obesity, and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty of Business Outlook and Investment: Evidence from firm-level panel data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty over Working Schedules and Compensating Wage Differentials (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty over Working Schedules and Compensating Wage Differentials: From the viewpoint of labor management
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2017
- Analysis on the Dispersion and Volatility of TFP in the Service Industries (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Are Part-time Employees Underpaid or Overpaid? Evidence on productivity-wage gaps in Japan (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - Are Part-time Employees Underpaid or Overpaid? Productivity–wage gaps in Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Dispersion and Volatility of TFPQ in Service Industries
 SSPJ Discussion Paper Series, Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University   View citations (2) 
Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2017)   View citations (2)
 - Evidence of "Evidence-Based Policymaking" (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Growth of the Service Sector and Policies toward Service Industries: A historical overview of the past century (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Impact of Foreign Tourists on Productivity in the Accommodation Industry: A panel data analysis
 SSPJ Discussion Paper Series, Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University   View citations (3) 
Also in Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2017)   View citations (3)
 - Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Consumption and Saving Behavior: Evidence from a survey on consumers
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - Occupational Licenses and Labor Market Outcomes
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Occupational Licenses and Labor Market Outcomes (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Quality and Price of Market Services and the Substitutability with Household Production: An analysis using a survey on individuals (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Employment: Evidence from a survey on individuals (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - The Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Consumption and Saving Behavior: Evidence from a survey on consumers (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Uncertainty over Production Forecasts: An empirical analysis using monthly firm survey data
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Who Are Afraid of Losing Their Jobs to Artificial Intelligence and Robots? Evidence from a Survey
 SSPJ Discussion Paper Series, Service Sector Productivity in Japan: Determinants and Policies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University   View citations (9) 
Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2017)   View citations (9)
 
 
2016
- Business Uncertainty and Investment: Evidence from Japanese companies
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (29) 
See also  Journal Article Business uncertainty and investment: Evidence from Japanese companies, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2016)   View citations (30) (2016)
 - Factoryless Goods Producers in Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (10) 
See also  Journal Article Factoryless goods producers in Japan, Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier (2016)   View citations (11) (2016)
 - Factoryless Goods Producers in Japan (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (9)
 - Foreign Tourists and Capacity Utilization in the Accommodation Industry
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (6)
 - Foreign Tourists and Productivity of the Accommodation Industry: An empirical analysis using micro data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - How Uncertain Are Economic Policies? Evidence from a survey on Japanese firms
 Policy Discussion Papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (8)
 - Location and Productivity of Knowledge- and Information-intensive Business Services
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from survey data (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - The Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Business and Employment: Evidence from a survey on Japanese firms
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - The Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Businesses (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Uncertainty over Exchange Rates and Exports: Evidence from dispersion of expectations as a measure of uncertainty
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 
 
2015
- Dispersion of Firm Profitability (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Foreign Tourists and Productivity of the Accommodation Industry (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Location and Productivity of Knowledge- and Information-intensive Services (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Quantitative Effects of Growth Policies: An overview (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Service Trade and Productivity (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Service Trade and Productivity: Firm-level evidence from Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (7)
 - Uncertainty over Business Conditions and Investment (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Uncertainty over Exchange Rates and Exports (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2014
- A Comparison of the Wage Structure between the Public and Private Sectors in Japan
 CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University   View citations (1) 
Also in AJRC Working Papers, Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2014)   View citations (1) Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) (2014)   View citations (1) 
See also  Journal Article A comparison of the wage structure between the public and private sectors in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2016)   View citations (12) (2016)
 - Are Large Headquarters Unproductive? Evidence from a Panel of Japanese Companies (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Are Large Headquarters Unproductive? Evidence from a panel of Japanese companies
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Innovation in the Service Sector and the Role of Patents and Trade Secrets
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2) 
Also in AJRC Working Papers, Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2014)   View citations (6) CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2014)   View citations (3)
 - Innovation in the Service Sector and the Role of Patents and Trade Secrets (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - What Types of Companies Have Female and Foreign Directors?
 AJRC Working Papers, Australia-Japan Research Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University  
 - What Types of Company Have Female and Foreign Directors?
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   
Also in CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University (2014)   View citations (1)
 - What Types of Company Have Female and Foreign Directors? An analysis using survey data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2013
- A Comparison of the Wage Structure between the Public and Private Sectors in Japan (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Business Restructuring of Japanese Firms: Structural changes during the "Lost Decades"
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Minimum Wages and Regional Disparity: An analysis on the evolution of price-adjusted minimum wages and their effects on firm profitability (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Policy Uncertainty and Business (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Postgraduate Education, Labor Participation, and Wages: An empirical analysis using micro data from Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Postgraduate Education, Labor Participation, and Wages: An empirical analysis using micro data from Japan (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - RIETI's Productivity Studies: An updated survey (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - What Type of Policy Uncertainty Matters for Business?
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (12)
 
 
2012
- Credit Constraints in Intangible Investments (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Financial Constraints in Intangible Investments: Evidence from Japanese firms
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3)
 - Postgraduate Education and Human Capital Productivity in Japan
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3)
 - Stock Options and Productivity (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Stock Options and Productivity: An empirical analysis of Japanese firms
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Structural Changes of Japanese Firms: Strategy, organization, and behavior (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - The Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Policy Priorities for Restoring Economic Growth: Evidence from a survey of Japanese firms (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (4)
 
 
2011
- Energy Efficiency in the Service Industry: An empirical analysis using establishment data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Population Density and Efficiency in Energy Consumption: An empirical analysis of service establishments
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1) 
See also  Journal Article Population density and efficiency in energy consumption: An empirical analysis of service establishments, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2012)   View citations (47) (2012)
 - Postgraduate Education and Human Capital Productivity in Japan (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Urban Density, Human Capital, and Productivity: An empirical analysis using individual wage data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Urban Density, Human Capital, and Productivity: An empirical analysis using wage data
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 
 
2010
- Economies of Scale and Hospital Productivity: An empirical analysis of medical area level panel data
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - Hospital Productivity: An analysis at medical-area level (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Insecurity of Employment and Work-Life Balance: From the viewpoint of compensating wage differentials
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - Instability of Employment and the Lack of Work Life Balance: From the viewpoint of compensating wage differentials (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - RIETI Productivity Studies: A survey for policy planners (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Regional Economic Disparity: Real wages and happiness (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Social Security System and Public Finance: Sustainability, efficiency, and equity (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Volatility of Firm Performance and Atypical Employment: An empirical analysis using firm-level data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Volatility, Nonstandard Employment, and Productivity: An empirical analysis using firm-level data
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (8)
 - Working Hours of Part-timers and the Measurement of Firm-level Productivity
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - Working Hours of Part-timers and the Measurement of Firm-level Productivity (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2008
- Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   
See also  Journal Article Demand fluctuations and productivity of service industries, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012)   View citations (18) (2012)
 - Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An Analysis of Personal-Service Industries Based on Establishment-Level Data
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3) 
See also  Journal Article Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An Analysis of Personal Service Industries Based on Establishment-Level Data, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011)   View citations (54) (2011)
 - Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An analysis of personal service industries based on establishment-level data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - How to Enhance the Productivity of Service Industries: Suggestions from recent studies and agenda for future research (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - Productivity and Survival of Family Firms in Japan: An Analysis Using Firm-Level Microdata
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (2)
 - Productivity and Survival of Family Firms in Japan: An analysis using firm-level microdata (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 - The Effects of Social Security and the Tax System on Income Distribution and Economic Growth (Japanese)
 Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - The Efficiency versus Equity Trade-off: Observations from survey data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 - What Do Japanese Unions Do for Productivity?: An Empirical Analysis Using Firm-Level Data
 Discussion papers, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3)
 - What Do Japanese Unions Do for Productivity?: An empirical analysis using firm-level data (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (3)
 - Why the Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)  
 
 
2007
- Is Productivity in the Service Industries Low? An Analysis Using Firm-level Data on the Dispersion and the Dynamics of Productivity (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (8)
 - What Kinds of Company Have High Productivity? Company Characteristics and TFP (Japanese)
 Discussion Papers (Japanese), Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)   View citations (1)
 
 
Journal Articles
2024
- Productivity dynamics of work from home: Firm-level evidence from Japan
 Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2024, 34, (2), 465-487  
 
 
2023
- Compliance costs and productivity: an approach from working hours
 Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2023, 63, (3), 117-137   View citations (1)
 - Firms’ subjective uncertainty and forecast errors: survey evidence from Japan
 Applied Economics Letters, 2023, 30, (1), 33-36  
 - Productivity and wages of firms using COVID‐19‐related support policies
 Social Science Quarterly, 2023, 104, (3), 202-213   
See also  Working Paper Productivity and Wages of Firms Using COVID-19-related Support Policies, Policy Discussion Papers (2022)   (2022)
 - Productivity dynamics of remote work during the COVID‐19 pandemic
 Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2023, 62, (3), 317-331   View citations (4)
 - 在宅勤務の生産性ダイナミクス, Productivity Dynamics of Working from Home
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2022
- Minimum Wages and Productivity: Analysis from Panel Data of Japanese Firms
 Economic Review, 2022, 73, (1), 29-48  
 - Uncertainty in long-term macroeconomic forecasts: Ex post evaluation of forecasts by economics researchers
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2021
- Employer-provided training and productivity: Evidence from a panel of Japanese Firms
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2020
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See also  Working Paper Effects of Outside Directors on Firms' Investments and Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in Japan, Discussion papers (2019)   (2019)
 
 
2019
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 - Firm heterogeneity and international trade in services
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 - Innovation in the service sector and the role of patents and trade secrets: Evidence from Japanese firms
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2018
- Consumersʼ Preferences of the Quality and Price of Personal Services
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 - Occupational licenses and labor market outcomes in Japan
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2017
- FIRMS' EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF AI AND ROBOTICS: EVIDENCE FROM A SURVEY
 Economic Inquiry, 2017, 55, (2), 1054-1063   View citations (18)
 
 
2016
- A comparison of the wage structure between the public and private sectors in Japan
 Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2016, 39, (C), 73-90   View citations (12) 
See also  Working Paper A Comparison of the Wage Structure between the Public and Private Sectors in Japan, CAMA Working Papers (2014)   View citations (1) (2014)
 - Business uncertainty and investment: Evidence from Japanese companies
 Journal of Macroeconomics, 2016, 49, (C), 224-236   View citations (30) 
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 - Factoryless goods producers in Japan
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 - How uncertain are economic policies? New evidence from a firm survey
 Economic Analysis and Policy, 2016, 52, (C), 114-122   View citations (13)
 - What Types of Policy Uncertainties Matter for Business?
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 - What types of companies have female directors? Evidence from Japan
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2015
- Are large headquarters unproductive?
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 - Postgraduate Education and Labor Market Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis Using Micro Data from Japan
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2013
- Productivity and survival of family firms in Japan
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2012
- Demand fluctuations and productivity of service industries
 Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (1), 256-258   View citations (18) 
See also  Working Paper Demand Fluctuations and Productivity of Service Industries, Discussion papers (2008)   (2008)
 - Population density and efficiency in energy consumption: An empirical analysis of service establishments
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2011
- Economies of Density and Productivity in Service Industries: An Analysis of Personal Service Industries Based on Establishment-Level Data
 The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (1), 179-192   View citations (54) 
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2010
- Labor unions and productivity: An empirical analysis using Japanese firm-level data
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2004
- Information Technology and the Performance of Japanese SMEs
 Small Business Economics, 2004, 23, (3), 171-177   View citations (12)
 
 
Chapters
1998
- Wage Differentials between Industries in Asian Countries
 Palgrave Macmillan
 
 
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