Institute of Developing Economies

[APL] Rural-rural Migration and Land Conflicts: Implications on Agriculture Productivity in Uganda　December 19, 2013 (Thursday)
[APL] Climate policy and fiscal constraints: Do tax interactions outweigh carbon leakage?　December 18, 2013 (Wednesday)
[APL] Climate Policy and Equity from a Supply Chain Perspective　December 18, 2013 (Wednesday)
[Special Guest Seminar] The Global Migration Carousel and its Implications for Labor and Business: An Asian Perspective　December 17, 2013 (Tuesday)
[APL] The Home Market Effect: Beyond the Constant Elasticity of Substitution　December 12, 2013 (Thursday)

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.
Report of International Symposium "Meeting Standards, Winning Markets – Opportunities and Challenges to East Asian Agri-food Trade towards Regional and Global Markets" November 1, 2013
Geo-Economic Dataset For Asia now available. September 11, 2013
Report of International Symposium "Global Value Chains: Quo Vadis?" September 10, 2013
Details of IDE Research Projects in FY 2013/2014 now available. August 15, 2013
Materials of International Symposium "Global Value Chains: Quo Vadis?" July 22, 2013
[Report] The Middle East Turmoil and　Japanese Response —For a Sustainable Regional Peacekeeping System— July 2, 2013
[Report] MALAYSIA: 13th General Election: An overview May 15, 2013
2012 Annual Report Now Available April 3, 2013
IDE-JETRO is Now Inviting Applications for Research Fellow and Librarians Positions. April 1, 2013
Interviews with IDE Research Fellows is updated. March 28, 2013
Report of International Symposium "China’s New Age: Towards Matured Society Structural Issues and Policy Options" February 28, 2013

"Rethinking Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO " Discussion Papers No.435 December 2013
"Did the least developed countries benefit from duty-free quota-free access to the Japanese market?" Discussion Papers No.434 December 2013
"Toward an Inclusive and a Little Bit Ethical World Trading System: Listening to the Voices of the People in LDCs" Discussion Papers No.433 December 2013
"Platforms and Firm Capabilities: A Study of Emerging Global Value Chains" Discussion Papers No.432 November 2013
"FDI and Investment Barriers in Developing Economies" Discussion Papers No.431 November 2013

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.