Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University
NEWS & TOPICS
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June 24, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-22 "Experience Premium in Consumer Search: Evidence from Drivers' Refueling Behavior"
Satoshi IMAHIE -
June 11, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-21 "Early-life Exposure to Land Reform and Children's Health: Evidence from Cuba"
Yoshihiko HASHIGUCHI -
June 5, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-20 "On Extrapolation of Treatment Effects in Multiple-Cutoff Regression Discontinuity Designs"
Yuta OKAMOTO / Yuuki OZAKIO -
June 3, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-19 "Exchange Rate Appreciation and Structural Adjustment: Evidence from the Plaza Accord"
Hiroshi KUMANOMIDO -
June 3, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-18 "Identifying Macro Shocks From Micro Evidence: A Mixed Autoregressive Approach"
Naoya NAGASAKA -
May 26, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2025-32 (Revised) "Geopolitical Risk and Extreme Capital Flow Episodes"
Yang ZHOU / Shigeto KITANO -
May 22, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2025-33 (Revised) "Complementarities between Long-Term Relationships and Short-Term Contracts: Case of Early Modern Japans"
Hideshi ITOH / Takashi SHIMIZU / Yasuo TAKATSUKI -
May 20, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-17 "Human Capital Externalities in Japanese Local Labor Markets"
Yudai HIGASHI -
May 19, 2026
Prof. Takahiro SATO's article appeared in the following media.
Comments: The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (May 13, 2026) -
April 30, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-16 "Impressionable-Year Conflict Exposure and Locus of Control: Evidence from the Conflict-Affected Regions in Sri Lanka"
Dinafeisi AIRETI -
May 12, 2026
Prof. Nobuhiko YAMORI's article appeared in the following media.
Interview: Kobe Shimbun (April 24, 2026, Morning Paper, Page 14) -
May 1, 2026
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April 30, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2025-02(Revised) "Identification of Relationship Lending in Bank-Borrower Networks"
Yoshitaka OGISU / Shoka HAYAKI / Masahiko SHIBAMOTO -
April 28, 2026
Prof. Masahiko SHIBAMOTO's article appeared in the following media.
Comments: The Mainichi (April 28, 2026) -
April 28, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-15 "Fathers' Involvement in Domestic Work and Mothers' Employment: Evidence from Bunching"
Mika AKESAKA / Nobuyoshi KIKUCHI -
April 23, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2025-04 (Revised) "Trade Liberalization, Wage, and Unemployment: Theory and Evidence from Chile"
Sayaka TAKADA / Yoshimichi MURAKAMI -
April 23, 2026
Research Fellow Prof. Kazuo NISHIMURA's article appeared in the following media.
Article: The Sankei Shimbun (April 20, 2026, Morning Paper, Page 7) -
April 14, 2026
Prof. Masahiko SHIBAMOTO's article appeared in the following media.
Comments: Nihon Keizai Shimbun (April 14, 2026, Morning Paper, Page 14) -
April 13, 2026
Prof. Nobuyoshi YAMORI's articles appeared in the following media.
Interview: Nihon Keizai Shimbun (March 20, 2026, Morning Paper, Page 2)
Comments: The Chunichi Shimbun (March 28, 2026, Morning Paper, Page 3) -
April 13, 2026
Prof. Nobuyoshi YAMORI's article appeared in the following media.
Article: The Financial & Economic News (March 2, 2026) -
April 8, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2022-32 (Revised) "Cyclical Activity and Inflation under Secular Stagnation: Empirical Evidence Using Data on Japan's Lost Decades"
Masahiko SHIBAMOTO -
April 3, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-04 (Revised) "Effects of Upstream Positions in Global Value Chains on Skilled Labor Wage Share in Chile: Evidence from Plant-Level Panel Data"
Yoshimichi MURAKAMI -
April 1, 2026
March 31, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-14 "Total Fertility Rates and Urban Agglomeration in Asia"
Keisuke KONDOMarch 31, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-13 "Forward-looking Intertemporal Optimization and Contingent Rationality in an Agent-based Model"
Takashi KAMIHIGASHI / Corrado Di GUILMIMarch 30, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-12 "Unemployment Fluctuation and Referral Hiring"
Yoshitaka OGISUMarch 30, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-11 "The Effects of Training under the Employment Adjustment Subsidy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Japan"
Yudai HIGASHI / Masaru SASAKIMarch 30, 2026
Prof. Masahiko SHIBAMOTO's article appeared in the following media.
Comments: OVO (March 30, 2026)March 27, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2025-35 (Revised) "Capital Flow Management Measures and Capital Flows: Evidence from India"
Yang ZHOU / Shigeto KITANOMarch 25, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2024-11 (Revised) "Measuring Trend Inflation Using Financial Condition: The Case of Japan"
Masahiko SHIBAMOTOMarch 24, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-10 "Effects of Early Pension Withdrawal on Pre-Retirement Labour Supply: Evidence from Chile during the COVID-19 Pandemic"
Yoshimichi MURAKAMI / Aya NORITAKEMarch 23, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-09 "Stationary Distributions in Monotone Markov Models: Theory and Applicationsl"
Takashi KAMIHIGASHI / John STACHURSKIMarch 23, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-08 "IT Theorisation, Organising Visions and Field Changel"
Masashi GOTOMarch 18, 2026
Prof. Kazuo NISHIMURA's articles appeared in the following media.
Article: Hyogo Days (March 10, 2026)
Article: The Economist (March 10, 2026)
Article: Livedoor (March 10, 2026)
Article: The Asahi Shimbun Digital & M (March 10, 2026)
Article: Kyodo News PR Wire (March 10, 2026)
Article: ICT eNews (March 10, 2026)March 18, 2026
Prof. Nobuyoshi YAMORI's articles appeared in the following media.
Article: The Shinnihon Hoken Shimbun (February 16, 2026)
Article: Hoken Mainichi Shimbun (February 26, 2026)March 13, 2026
Prof. Masahiko SHIBAMOTO's articles appeared in the following media.
Comments: OVO (February 27, 2026)
Comments: Kyodo News Realtime News (March 12, 2026)
Comments: The Sankei Shimbun (March 12, 2026)
Comments: Tokyo Shimbun (March 12, 2026)
Comments: The Shizuoka Shimbun (March 12, 2026)March 10, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-07 "Steady States with Giffen Goods in the Dynamic Two-Sector Model"
Kazumichi IWASA / Kazuo NISHIMURAMarch 5, 2026
Discussion Paper Series (English)
No.DP2026-06 "Possible Network Infrastructure Securely Transferring Data Having Value, such as CBDCs"
Wataru TAKAHASHI / Taiji INUI
EVENTS
International Symposium on Green Finance
Jointly Supported by RIEB Seminar / Kanematsu Seminar
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB, Kobe University (Annex, 2nd Floor)
Latin America Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe University RIEB Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America / RIEB Seminar
- Topic
- Brazil's Fiscal Rules and Frameworks: Current Challenges and Proposals for Structural Fiscal Reform
- Speaker
- Sérgio GADELHA(Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research (IDP) [BRAZIL])
- Place
- Online Seminar by Zoom
International Symposium on "Contemporary Issues in South Asian Economic Development: Perspectives from Japan, India, and Sri Lanka"
Jointly supported by RIEB Seminar / Contract Research / Preparatory Office for the Center for the Promotion of Indian Economic Research (CPIER)
- Topic
- International Entrepreneurship in 21st Century: The Case of Sri Lankan Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Japan
- Speaker
- H. D. KARUNARATNE (Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)
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- Current State of Indian Economy: Navigating the Global Headwinds and Economic Security
- Speaker
- Eri IKEDA (Department of Managment Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi [INDIA])
- Place
- Meeting Room at RIEB, Kobe University (Annex, 2nd Floor)
ABOUT US
Our primary aim is to advance the frontier of academic research in the fields of economics and business administration, thus contributing to the creation of new knowledge. We also emphasize research across the interdisciplinary areas that straddle both economics and business administration.





















