Institute of Developing Economies

[APL] China’s Practice on measuring goods for inward processing May 29, 2012 (Tuesday)
[International Symposium] Sea Power in the Pacific 25, May, 2012 (Friday)

On March 11, Japan was hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake. IDE-JETRO would like to express our heartfelt sympathy for the citizens who have suffered from the earthquake. We fervently hope and pray that the citizens in the stricken region will be able to return to their normal lives at the earliest.
IDE-JETRO is Now Inviting Applications for Research Fellow Positions. May 16, 2012
[Column] One Year of Myanmar’s Thein Sein Government: Background and Outlook of Reforms May 7, 2012
IDE-JETRO/WTO joint publication, Trade Patterns and Global Value Chains in East Asia: From Trade in Goods to Trade in Tasks, has been studied and quoted by an article in Econometrica, one of the most influential and distinguished journals in the field of economics.
See Gene M. Grossman and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (2011) “Task Trade between Similar Countries,” Econometrica 80(2) pp.593-629. April 19, 2012
A New Feature of Cross-contents Searching for Publications and Papers has begun to be used. It is possible to search by checking "Region & Country", "Year", and "Series", and in addition to this the search by a combination of these three elements is also available.
Please use this function. March 30, 2012

"Toiling Children in India: The Gender Dimension" Discussion Papers No.352 April 2012
"Cause and Consequence of FIRMS' FTA Utilization in Asia" BRC Research Report No.9 2012
"Emerging Economic Corridors in the Mekong Region" BRC Research Report No.8 2012
"Industrial Readjustment in the Mekong River Basin Countries: Toward the AEC" BRC Research Report No.7 2012
"Casting a Voice for Rural Struggles during Apartheid: The Case of AFRA" Discussion Papers No.351 March 2012

Research Activities IDE conducts basic and comprehensive research on a wide range of topics and issues concerning developing economies and regions. Visit this section to view research activity and to search current and past projects by keyword, region or year.

Publications IDE publishes a number of books, periodicals and reports, ranging from academic-level works to primers for the general public.

Library The IDE Library boasts a wide selection of materials and resources devoted to developing economy/region-specific topics, including economics, politics, and social science. The Library also stocks a large number of periodicals and newspapers from Japan and abroad.

About IDE IDE conducts research on economic, political and societal issues concerning developing economies to support Japan’s expansion of harmonious trade and investment and provision of international economic cooperation focused on developing economies.