Japan Center for Economic Research

Asian Economic Policy Review (AEPR)

This English journal is published twice a year through Blackwell Publishing. The AEPR aims to become an intellectual voice on the current issues of international economics and economic policy based on comprehensive and in-depth analyses, with a primary focus on Asia.

Research Activities File "AEPR Third Anniversary" (PDF)

Please visit our AEPR website for the details.

Nikkei Asia Scholarship

Initiated by Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shimbun) Inc. and JCER in 2006, this program invites promising researchers/economists from China, India and ASEAN countries to provide opportunities of studying in Japan. The maximum duration is one year.

Research Activities File(PDF)

Name	Length of stay	Home organization and the title of research report
Men Honghua (China)	Sep. 2006-Aug. 2007	China's Central Party School
		"East Asian Order Formation and Sino-Japanese Relations"
Sanjeeve Joshi (India)	Oct. 2006-Mar. 2007	Planning Commission, Government of India
		"Japan's Experience in Fiscal Reforms- Analysis of Budgetary Impact of Local allocation Tax on the Local Governments in Japan and Comparison with Statutory Tax-sharing in India"
Worawan Chandoevwit (Thailand)	Dec. 2006- Mar. 2007	Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
		"Social Security Systems in Japan: Lessons Learned for Thailand"
Pornnapa Leelapornchai (Thailand)	Apr. 2007-Aug. 2007	Bank of Thailand
		"Trade Integration and Production Network in East Asia"
Li Zhongmin (China)	Sep. 2007-Feb. 2008	Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
		"Macroeconomics Fragility, Short-term Capital Flows, and Financial Risk"
Jenny de Asis Balboa (Philippines)	Oct. 2007- Jul. 2008	Philippine APEC Study Center Network, Philippines Institute for Development Studies
		"Negotiated Trade Liberalization in East Asia: Examining Japan's Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)"
Wang Yongzhong (China)	Sep. 2008- Jun. 2009	Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
		"Liberalization of Foreign Exchange Controls: Japan's Experiences and Its Implications for China"
Nguyen Cao Duc (Vietnam)	Oct. 2008- Aug. 2009	Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences
		"Tax System Reforms in Japan: Lessons for Vietnam"
Sukanya Natarajan (India)	Sep. 2009- Feb. 2010	Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations(ICRIER)
		"Global Financial Crisis:Evaluation of Policy Response from Japan, China and India"
Deni Friawan (Indonesia)	Jan. 2010- Aug. 2010	Centre for Strategic and International Studies
		"A Tale of Two Crises: Does Crisis Help or Hindrance Regional Economic Integration in East Asia?"
Li Guoxue (China)	Jan. 2011- Aug. 2011	Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
		"Heterogeneity, Institutional Quality and the Entry Mode of Outward FDI"
Teo Gin Swee (Singapore)	May. 2011- Aug. 2011	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
		"Theoretical Analysis on the Globalization of R&D--With application on Japanese Firms"

Relations with Overseas Research Institutions

JCER selects several trainee researchers delegated from member firms who have completed JCER's training program, and sends them to overseas research institutions such as the Conference Board of New York, the Brooking Institute in Washington DC, the Conference Board of Canada in Ottawa, the European Commission (EC) in Brussels, the Ifo-Institute fur Wirtshaftsforschung in Munich and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. In addition, JCER regularly exchanges publications and materials with leading universities and research institutes around the world.

International Conference / Joint Research

JCER is active in holding international conferences and developing joint research activities with foreign research institutes. JCER has been conducting joint research and symposia with the Tsinghua University in China on China and International Economic Policy.

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