Pubications
Papers and Reports
IDE Discussion Papers
Welcome to the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) Discussion Paper Series. We are pleased to provide an electronic archive for disseminating works-in-progress reflecting the broad range of research activities of IDE research fellows.You may view the abstracts and download the full text of papers in PDF format.
2008
No.182
Asian Industrial Development from the Perspective of the Motorcycle Industry by OHARA Moriki , SATO Yuri / Published in December 2008 |
No.181
Political Conditions for Fair Elections by KAWANAKA Takeshi / Published in November 2008 |
No.180
The Causal Relationships in Mean and Variance between Stock Returns and Foreign Institutional Investment in India by INOUE Takeshi / Published in November 2008 |
No.179
Reconstruction and Development of Rural Cambodia—From Krom Samakki to Globalization— by AMAKAWA Naoko / Published in November 2008 |
No.178
Pitfalls of Location Choice Analysis: The Finished Goods Producer versus the Intermediate Goods Producer by HAYAKAWA Kazunobu , MATSUURA Toshiyuki / Published in November 2008 |
No.177
The Contribution of Supply and Demand Shifts to Earnings Inequality in Urban China by ASUYAMA Yoko / Published in October 2008 |
No.176
Changes in the Causes of Earnings Inequality in Urban China from 1988 to 2002 by ASUYAMA Yoko / Published in October 2008 |
No.175
A New Measurement for International Fragmentation of the Production Process: An International Input-Output Approach by INOMATA Satoshi / Published in October 2008 |
No.174
Revisiting Labour and Gender Issues in Export Processing Zones: The Cases of South Korea, Bangladesh and India by MURAYAMA Mayumi, YOKOTA Nobuko / Published in October 2008 |
No.173
The Impact of Unstable Aids on Consumption Volatility in Developing Countries by KODAMA Masahiro / Published in October 2008 |
No.172
Empirical Global Value Chain Analysis in Electronics and Automobile Industries: An Application of Asian International Input-Output Tables by OIKAWA Hiroshi / Published in October 2008 |
No.171
Transformation of a Woodworking and Furniture Industrial District in Kampala, Uganda: Dichotomous Development of SME Cluster and Large Firm Sector by YOSHIDA Eiichi / Published in October 2008 |
No.170
The Impact of Tobacco Production Liberalization on Smallholders in Malawi by HARASHIMA Azusa / Published in October 2008 |
No.169
Competitiveness of the Knitwear Industry in Bangladesh: A Study of Industrial Development amid Global Competition by Zaid Bakht, Md. Salimullah, Tatsufumi Yamagata, and Mohammad Yunus / Published in October 2008 |
No.168
Indian IT Software Engineers in Japan: A Preliminary Analysis by OTA Hitoshi / Published in September 2008 |
No.167
TNCs in Perplexity over How to Meet Local Suppliers: The Case of Philippine Export Processing Zone by OIKAWA Hiroshi / Published in September 2008 |
No.166
An Empirical Analysis of the Money Demand Function in India by INOUE Takeshi and HAMORI Shigeyuki / Published in September 2008 |
No.165
Re-Examining 'Difference' and 'Development': A Note on Broadening the Field of Gender and Development in Japan by MURAYAMA Mayumi / Published in August 2008 |
No.164
Constitutions around the World: A View from Latin America by Jose Luis CORDEIRO / Published in July 2008 |
No.163
Clothing Export from sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on Poverty and Potential for Growth by FUKUNISHI Takahiro / Published in July 2008 |
No.162
Re-thinking Argentina’s Labour and Social Security Reform in the 1990s: Agreement on Competitive Corporatism by USAMI Koichi / Published in July 2008 |
No.161
Value Chain Dynamics and Growth of Local Firms: The Case of Motorcycle Industry in Vietnam by FUJITA Mai / Published in July 2008 |
No.160
Border Barriers in Agricultural Trade and the Impact of their Elimination: Evidence from East Asia by HAYAKAWA Kazunobu , Kuo-I CHANG / Published in June 2008 |
No.159
The IDE Geographical Simulation Model: Predicting Long-Term Effects of Infrastructure Development Projects by Kumagai Satoru, Gokan Toshitaka, Isono Ikumo and KEOLA Souknilanh / Published in June 2008 |
No.158
A Journey Through the Secret History of the Flying Geese Model by KUMAGAI Satoru / Published in June 2008 |
No.157
A Mathematical Representation of "Excitement" in Games: A Contribution to the Theory of Game Systems by KUMAGAI Satoru / Published in June 2008 |
No.156
The Effect of Exchange Rate Volatility on International Trade: The Implication for Production Networks in East Asia by HAYAKAWA Kazunobu, KIMURA Fukunari / Published in May 2008 |
No.155
The Choice of Transport Mode: Evidence from Japanese Exports to East Asia by HAYAKAWA Kazunobu / Published in May 2008 |
No.154
Monetary Systems in Developing Countries: An Unorthodox View by Jose Luis Cordeiro / Published in May 2008 |
No.153
Development of Border Economic Zones in Thailand: Expansion of Border Trade and Formation of Border Economic Zones by TSUNEISHI Takao / Published in May 2008 |
No.152
Improving the Foreign Direct Investment Capacity of the Mountainous Provinces in Viet Nam by Nguyen Binh Giang / Published in April 2008 |
No.151
Infrastructure (Rural Road) Development and Poverty Alleviation in Lao PDR by Syviengxay Oraboune / Published in April 2008 |
No.150
Infrastructure Development of Railway in Cambodia: A Long Term Strategy by Chap Moly / Published in April 2008 |
No.149
Foreign Direct Investment Relations between Myanmar and ASEAN by Thandar Khine / Published in April 2008 |
No.148
Financing Small and Medium Enterprises in Myanmar by Aung Kyaw / Published in April 2008 |
No.147
Myanmar Sugar SMEs: History, Technology, Location and Government Policy by San Thein and KUDO Toshihiro / Published in April 2008 |
No.146
Exploiting the Modularity of Value Chains: Inter-firm Dynamics of the Taiwanese Notebook PC Industry by KAWAKAMI Momoko / Published in April 2008 |
No.145
Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction under Mubarak's Program by YAMADA Toshikazu / Published in March 2008 |
No.144
Bank Borrowing and Financing of Medium-sized Firms in Indonesia by HAMADA Miki / Published in March 2008 |
No.143
The Methodological Application of Modern Historical Science to Qualitative Research by IWASAKI Yoko / Published in March 2008 |
No.142
Monetary Policy Effects in Developing Countries with Minimum Wages by KODAMA Masahiro / Published in March 2008 |
No.141
The Political Economy of Growth: A Review by HAZAMA Yasushi / Published in March 2008 |
No.140
The Changing Nature of Employment and the Reform of Labor and Social Security Legislation in Post-Apartheid South Africa by MAKINO Kumiko / Published in March 2008 |
No.139
Technology Choice, Change of Trade Structure, and A Case of Hungarian Economy by YOSHINO Hisao / Published in March 2008 |
No.138
The Policy Making Process in FTA Negotiations: A Case Study of Japanese Bilateral EPAs by HIGASHI Shigeki / Published in March 2008 |
No.137
Rural to Urban Migration: A District Level Analysis for India by Arup Mitra and MURAYAMA Mayumi / Published in March 2008 |
No.136
Causality Relationships between Total Exports with Agricultural and Manufacturing GDP in Tanzania by Nicolaus Herman Shombe / Published in February 2008 |
No.135
The Shrimp Export Boom and Small-Scale Fishermen in Myanmar by OKAMOTO Ikuko / Published in March 2008 |
No.134
Unlocking the Potential of Zambian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises“Learning from the international best practices – the Southeast Asian Experience” by Chibwe Chisala / Published in February 2008 |
No.133
Evolution in the Concept of Development: How Has The World Bank’s Legal Assistance Extended its Reach? by YAMADA Miwa / Published in March 2008 |
No.132
Looking Toward the “New Era” Features and Background of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement by AOKI-OKABE Maki / Published in February 2008 |







