Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration, Kobe University

prev
next

NEWS & TOPICS

View All

  • 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

    Masami IMAI (John E. Andrus Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Wesleyan University, U.S.A.) assumed his post as Research Fellow at RIEB

  • 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

    Yasuo TAKATSUKI (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Osaka, JAPAN) assumed his post as Research Fellow at RIEB

  • March 31, 2026

    Discussion Paper Series (English)
    No.DP2026-14 "Total Fertility Rates and Urban Agglomeration in Asia"
    Keisuke KONDO

  • March 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 GUILMI

  • March 30, 2026

    Discussion Paper Series (English)
    No.DP2026-12 "Unemployment Fluctuation and Referral Hiring"
    Yoshitaka OGISU

  • March 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 SASAKI

  • March 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 KITANO

  • March 25, 2026

    Discussion Paper Series (English)
    No.DP2024-11 (Revised) "Measuring Trend Inflation Using Financial Condition: The Case of Japan"
    Masahiko SHIBAMOTO

  • March 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 NORITAKE

  • March 23, 2026

    Discussion Paper Series (English)
    No.DP2026-09 "Stationary Distributions in Monotone Markov Models: Theory and Applicationsl"
    Takashi KAMIHIGASHI / John STACHURSKI

  • March 23, 2026

    Discussion Paper Series (English)
    No.DP2026-08 "IT Theorisation, Organising Visions and Field Changel"
    Masashi GOTO

  • March 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 NISHIMURA

  • March 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

View All

Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 14:30 -

International Symposium on Green Finance

Jointly Supported by RIEB Seminar / Kanematsu Seminar

Place
Meeting Room at RIEB, Kobe University (Annex, 2nd Floor)

Details

Friday, July 3, 2026, 9:00-

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

Details

Thursday, July 9, 2026, 15:00-

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)
Topic
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)

Details

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.

Read More

  • Kobe University
  • Center for Computational Social Science
  • 100th Anniversary in October 2019
  • The Japanese Accounting Review (TJAR),RIEB - Kobe University
  • Business Mechanization Exhibition
  • Kanebo Collection
  • Integrated Center for Corporate Archives
  • Computer aboratory
  • KUMiC -Kobe University Microdata Center-
  • Center for Social Systems Innobvation
  • Japan Council for Research Institutes and Centers of National Universities
  • Kobe University Rokkodai Foundation
ENGLISH