New Report

• 01/08/2000

  The Social and Economic Impact of Health Promotion Programs - A Case Study of Nishiaizu-machi, Fukushima Prefecture

  IntroductionThe promotion of health and fulfillment in old age are goals not only for elderly persons seeking a prosperous ret...
  

  Koji Kishida
• 01/08/2000

  The Present Status of Structural Reforms in Korea's Financial and Corporate Sectors

  1. IntroductionIn December 1997， Korea asked for approximately $55 billion in emergency aid from the IMF (who provide...
  

  Seihoon Lee
• 01/07/2000

  New Developments in Real Estate Investment Methods-The Growing Focus on Real Estate Investment Trust Companies

  Masanori Oka
• 01/07/2000

  Monetary Policy in a Zero-Interest Rate EnvironmentShould the Money Supply be Increased?

  Koichi Haji
• 01/07/2000

  Corporate IT Investment and Internet Usage Gain Momentum- The NLI Survey of Business Conditions

  IntroductionWhile consistently lagging behind the U.S. in the adoption of information technology (IT)，Japan ...
  

  the Industrial Research Dept.
• 01/07/2000

  Inflation Targeting in a Zero-Interest Rate Environment- Ineffective Measures Could Reduce the BOJ's Credibility

  

  Yasuhide Yajima

  Policy Research Department

• 01/07/2000

  The Growing Role of Nonprofit Organizations as Society Matures - Issues and Possibilities in the Next Century

  IntroductionAs the next century approaches， Japan’s economy and society are confronting a major transi-tio...
  
• 01/06/2000

  The Effect of Mergers on Corporate Performance and Stock Prices

  Keisho Komoto
• 01/06/2000

  The Tax Treatment of the Defined Contribution Plan - From Company and Individual Perspectives-
• 01/06/2000

  Reform of the Income Tax and Public Pension Systems, and their Effect on Households

  1. IntroductionJapanese society is aging at an accelerating pace. Unfortunately，when Japan failed to pull itself ou...
  

  Tatsuya Ishikawa
• 01/06/2000

  Building Social Systems to Support the Participation of Elderly Persons

  1. IntroductionA national debate has been underway on how to save the pension and long-term care insur-ance systems. Naturall...
  

  Emiko Takeishi
• 01/06/2000

  The Unemployment Severity Index as a Measure of Qualitative Changes in Unemployment

  1. IntroductionJapan’s unemployment situation remains grim. The unemployment rate， though slightly impro...
  

  

  Taro Saito

  Economic Research Department

• 01/06/2000

  Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) Systems-Is the Government's Showcase Policy on Track?

  1. IntroductionOf the government's many monetary and fiscal policies to revive the economy， public invest-men...
  

  Mashu Kato
• 01/06/2000

  The Seventh 18-Month STP Economic Forecast- Information Technology, the Kondratieff Wave,and Restrained Optimism -

  the Macroecono mic Forecast Team, Economic & Industrial Research Group
• 01/05/2000

  Will Defined Contribution Pension Plans ReallyEncourage Labor Mobility?

  1.IntroductionThe introduction of a defined-contribution scheme similar to 401(k) plans in the U.S. could occur as early as f...
  

  Masaharu Usuki
• 01/05/2000

  Medium-term Economic Forecast- Overcoming the Deflationary Economy?

  1.IntroductionFollowing the collapse of the asset bubble of the 1980s， a persistent deflationary trend hasplagued t...
  

  Economic & Industrial Research Group
• 01/05/2000

  The Sustainability of the U.S. Stock Market Bubblefrom the Perspective of Volatility

  Tsuyoshi Yamada
• 01/05/2000

  Trends in the Tokyo Investment Real Estate Market

  Toshihiko Yamakata
• 01/04/2000

  Corporate Intentions Continue to Signal Reduction in Employment

  IntroductionAlthough the perception of business conditions among companies appears to be bottomingout， Japan&apo...
  

  the Survey Analysis Team
• 01/04/2000

  Pursuing a Different Approach to Exchange Rate Prediction-Review of the Nissay Exchange Rate Index-

  1.IntroductionExchange rate trends require constant monitoring. Despite longstanding calls for structuralchange࿰...
  

  Yasuyuki Komaki
• 01/04/2000

  The Growing Importance of Personal Pensions in the U.K. Pension System

  1. IntroductionLoss of income due to aging， death， injury and illness is a constant risk throughout the humanl...
  

  Akira Komatsubara
• 01/03/2000

  The Accelerating Dissolution of StockCross-holding

  1.IntroductionThe decline of stock cross-holding among companies has been attributed to many factors，including: t...
  

  Hideaki Inoue
• 01/03/2000

  The Career and Work Attitudes of Financial Professionals-Survey of Financial Professionals (Part 3)-

  1.IntroductionIn Parts 1 and 2 of our Survey of Financial Professionals conducted in May and June 1999，which targeted ...
  

  Yuko Shozugawa
• 01/03/2000

  The Emergence of E-Commerce in Japan-The Possibilities and Conditions for Growth-

  1. IntroductionConditions for the growth of electronic commerce are starting to fall in place in Japan: thespread of personal ...
  
• 01/03/2000

  Land Transactions and Soil Contamination-The Growing Emphasis on Performance and Quality Issues of Land-

  1. IntroductionPeople in Japan today harbor an unwarranted sense of complacency and security toward land.Businesses in part...
  
• 01/02/2000

  Japanese Financial Institutions Lag in Upgrading the Treatment of Professionals- Survey Regarding Financial Professionals (Part 2)-

  1.IntroductionIn Part 1 of our report on the Survey Regarding Financial Professionals ("Japanese FinancialInstituti...
  

  Osamu Kubotani
• 01/02/2000

  Insurance Companies in the U.S. and U.K. Enter the Banking Business

  
  

  Kanako Amano
• 01/02/2000

  Limitations of Monetary Policy- Three Considerations Regarding the Zero Interest Rate Policy-

  1.IntroductionThe new Bank of Japan Law has given Policy Board members greater freedom of expression.Having already focused ...
  

  Hideya Kubo
• 01/02/2000

  Creating Housing Environments That Are Coducive to Raising Children- Yokohama Survey Results-

  1.IntroductionAlong with aging， the declining birth rate has been discussed extensively as a phenomenon ofmodern da...
  

  Masumi Shiraishi
• 01/11/1999

  The Creation of Added Value in Actively and Passively Managed Investment Trusts

  1.IntroductionAs financial liberalization unfolds， one of the most interesting debates regards the fate of1࿰...
  

  Shoji Yumae

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