New Report

• 20/11/2006

  Implications of the Proposed Consumption Tax Rate Increase on Housing -- Lessons from the EU

  Fiscal restructuring is a key issue in the post-Koizumi era. The consensus view sees a consumption tax rate hike as inevitable. ...
  

  

  Fumio Shinohara

  Social Development Research Department

• 07/11/2006

  Structural Analysis of Over-Consumption in the U.S.

  Personal consumption expenditures in the U.S. have been criticized as being excessive relative to disposable personal incom...
  

  Susumu Doihara
• 11/10/2006

  The Acceleration of China's Financial Reforms -- Pursuing More Efficient Resource Allocation

  China's economy has been prone to excess investment because the financial system， which centers around indirect finance by st...
  

  

  Sayuri Ito

  Economic Research Department

• 08/09/2006

  Improving the Public Pension Statement -- Suggestions Based on Survey Results

  The government is studying ways to enhance the public pension statement. By informing participants about their estimated ben...
  

  Masaharu Usuki
• 07/08/2006

  The Relevance of Retirement Plans to Human Resource Management at Second-Tier and Small & Medium Enterprises

  Second-tier and small & medium enterprises are revising their retirement plans ahead of the 2012 deadline for phasing out ...
  
• 28/06/2006

  Analysis of Income and Wealth Inequality by Age

  The consensus view is correct in that overall income inequality is growing in Japan largely as a result of the population'...
  

  Tatsuya Ishikawa
• 12/06/2006

  Recent Trends in the Domestic Market for Credit Default Swaps (CDS) -- Posting Theoretical Prices Based on Market Price Data

  In the past， prices of credit default swaps (the most basic type of credit derivative) were calculated from corporate b...
  

  Takashi Kawakami
• 24/05/2006

  Companies Respond to the Transforming Employment Environment -- Nissay Business Conditions Survey (January 2006)

  The employment environment is undergoing a transformation on several fronts. In preparation for the retirement of baby boome...
  

  Keisho Komoto
• 02/05/2006

  Three Initiatives to Invigorate Society in the Era of Population Decrease

  Japan's projected population decrease has aroused strong pessimism regarding the country's future. But we shoul...
  
• 17/04/2006

  The Expanding U.S. Current Account Deficit and its Effect on Exchange Rates

  The current account deficit of the United States has been expanding relentlessly， and shows no signs of slowing down. T...
  

  Susumu Doihara
• 31/03/2006

  Developments in Korea's Bancassurance Life Insurance Market

  The life insurance markets in Korea and Japan share many similarities. Bancassurance， or the sale of life insurance pr...
  

  Hiroshi Matsuoka
• 09/03/2006

  Does Dividend Policy Enhance Shareholder Value?

  We approach dividend policy from the perspective of an interactive game between corporate managers and shareholders. While d...
  

  Keisuke Nitta
• 07/02/2006

  The End of Deflation Approaches -- Short-Term Economic Forecast (FY2005-2006)

  In fiscal 2005， Japan's economy will grow 2.8% in real terms， led by domestic demand growth in consumptio...
  

  Koichi Haji
• 31/01/2006

  On the Growing Momentum of Tokyo's Real Estate Investment Market -- Survey of Real Estate Market Conditions (2005)

  Aggressive buying by real estate funds has bid up property prices， raising concerns of a “fund bubble.”...
  

  Toru Matsumura Masanori Oka
• 22/12/2005

  Economic Implications of Japan's Population Decrease -- Medium-Term Economic Forecast (FY 2005-2015)

  The projected population decrease and retirement of baby boomers will cause a full-fledged labor force decline. To maintain e...
  

  Koichi Haji
• 06/12/2005

  Why Overcoming Deflation is Crucial to Fiscal Restructuring

  Japan's public sector debt as a percentage of nominal GDP is the largest among advanced economies. To reduce the debt rati...
  

  Satoshi Shinohara
• 08/11/2005

  Transforming Active Equity Management -- The Growing Need for an Alpha-Oriented Strategy

  Susumu Sasaki
• 27/10/2005

  A Career Management Strategy That Addresses Aging -- Implications of the Survey of IT Engineers
• 07/10/2005

  Credit Creation Shows Signs of Recovery

  

  Yasuhide Yajima

  Policy Research Department

• 05/10/2005

  Chinas Economy After the Currency Revaluation -- Policy Management Implications and the Effect on Domestic and Foreign Economies

  

  Sayuri Ito

  Economic Research Department

• 21/09/2005

  On the Possibility of Promoting Diverse Work Arrangements for Regular Employees

  Emiko Takeishi
• 06/09/2005

  An International Comparison and Analysis of Japan's High Suicide Rate

  

  Kanako Amano

  Social Improvement and Life Design Research Department

• 29/08/2005

  Japan's Housing Market Enters a Transition Period

  Tatsuya Ishikawa
• 28/07/2005

  Recent U.S. Economic Conditions as Seen From the Flow of Funds Accounts (2004)

  Susumu Doihara
• 13/07/2005

  The Need to Verify the Fair Price of Real Estate

  Toru Matsumura
• 06/07/2005

  The Evaluation of Cultural Facilities and Policies -- Toward a Framework for Creative Evaluation

  Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
• 30/06/2005

  Economic Forecast for Fiscal 2005 and 2006 -- Corporate and Household Sectors Cross Paths

  Koichi Haji
• 13/06/2005

  The Nonpayment of National Pension Premiums -- An Analysis of Subjective Factors

  

  Kunio Nakashima

  Insurance Research Department

  Masaharu Usuki
• 30/05/2005

  The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan (Part 2) -- How CSR "Swells" Have Impacted Corporate Values
• 18/05/2005

  The Retirement of Baby Boomers and Its Impact on the Labor Market

  

  Taro Saito

  Economic Research Department

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