VRF Series

VRF Series


This series aim at disseminating the results of research done by Visiting Research Fellows at the IDE. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this paper (namely copy rights) are entirely those of the author(s).

No.505

"Cooperation potentials with Cuba. Projection of Cuba-Japan triangular experiences in Sub-Saharan Africa in the education sector and capacity building" (1.04MB) / Sunamis Fabelo Concepciòn/ November 2022

No.504

"The Political Economy of Chinese and Japanese Infrastructure Regime:A Case Study of Indonesia (Preliminary Analysis)" / Trissia Wijaya/ October 2019

No.502

"A Comparative Analysis on Japan and China’s FDI in ASEAN" / Hsiu-Ling Wu/ January 2019

No.500

"Fate, Fear or Fight: Aspirations and Educational Poverty Traps across Generations" / Jing You / September 2017

No.499

"Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: Theoretical insights and case studies for making sustainability governance more integrative" / Joachim Monkelbaan / September 2017

No.498

"Structural Analysis of Networks in Indian Schools" (4.7MB) / Pablo Lucas / March 2017

No.497

"Japan's Development Cooperation Policy: Examining its Relevance to Bhutan's Development Policy" (2.6MB) / Sonam Tobgyal / August 2016

No.496

"The Market for Ideas and China’s Market Transformation" (715KB) / Ning Wang / February 2016

No.495

"Modelling the Sources and Impact of Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sudan" (2.51MB) / Suliman Zakaria Suliman Abdalla / February 2016

No.494

"Vietnam, China and Cuba Foreign Policies towards the United States. A comparative analysis in Conflict / Cooperation" (1.06MB) / Rafael M. Hernández / September 2015

No.493

"Grassroots NGOs as Rural-Urban Bridge for Chinese Sustainable Development: With Reference to Japanese Experience of “Teikei” System" (4.89MB) / Jing Li / June 2015

No.492

"Conflict, Food Security and Crop Diversification Strategies: Evidence from Cote d'Ivoire" (3.52MB) / Saumik Paul / February 2015

No.491

"2010年 両岸ECFA協定調印後における日台経済関係の新たな展開" (1.14MB) / 王 鍵 / October 2014

No.490

"Identifying the Key Sector and Analyzing the Sector Linkages with Special Reference to Crude Oil, Natural Gas and their related Industries-A Study in the Input-Output Framework" (3.51MB) / Nasim Fathi / July 2014

No.489

"South-South Cooperation in Southeast Asia and the Role of Japan" (2.11MB) / Dennis D. Trinidad / June 2014

No.488

"RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN ETHIOPIA: POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS" (1.23MB) / Yohannes Aberra Ayele / May 2014

No.487

"Understanding the Dynamics of Labour Market and Youth Unemployment in Bhutan -- A Study for A Study for Policy and Strategic Responses" (3.57MB) / Phuntsho Rapten / March 2014

No.486

"Understanding" linking together the four houses" in rice production and commerce: A case study of An Giang province, Vietnam and lessons learnt from Chiba prefecture, Japan" (1.45MB) / Nguyen Duy Can / February 2014

No.485

"Inter-firm Cooperation on Carbon Emission Reduction in China" (1.84MB) / Wang Zhaohua / January 2014

No.484

"Northeast Asian Firms and Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa: Emergent dynamics and geo-institutional dimensions" (1.08MB) / Scarlett Cornelissen / July 2013

No.483

"Dynamics and Institutionalization of Coups in Thai Constitution" (728.8KB) / Somchai Preechasinlapakun / July 2013

No.482

"India-Japan Politico-Economic Engagement: Between the Entrepreneurial Interests and Strategic Objectives" (2.27MB) / Shamshad A. Khan / May 2013

No.481

"Tourism and Regional Integration in Southeast Asia" (690KB) / Vannarith Chheang / May 2013

No.480

"Understanding the 'missing middle' in Indian Manufacturing: The Role of Size-Dependent Labour Regulations and Fiscal Incentives" (532KB) / K.V.Ramaswamy / April 2013

No.479

"Study on Public Goods Provision in Rural Areas - Based on Japanese Experience" (1.57MB) / Gao Xiaoping / February 2013

No.478

"標準の経済効果における分析方法論の開発" (3.65MB) / 宣 響 / November 2012

No.477

"Reconfiguration of Industrial Structure to Reduce GHG Emissions Based on an Input-Output Model" (1.63MB) / Xue Fu / August 2012

No.476

"Between Rhetoric and Reality: the Progress of Reforms under the Benigno S. Aquino Administration" (1.81MB) / Ronald E. D. Holmes / July 2012

No.475

"Inequality and the Cost of Electoral Campaigns: Theoretic Predictions and Econometric Evidence for Brazil and Japan" (737KB) / Mauricio Bugarin / July 2012

No.474

"Shrinking Population and the Urban Hierarchy" / Ho Yeon Kim / August 2012

No.473

"Monetary and Exchange Rate Reform in Cuba: Lessons from Vietnam" (976KB) / Pavel Vidal Alejandro / February 2012

No.472

"Non-conventional Models of Career: Implications for Human Resource Strategies for Post-war Sri Lankan Organizations" (1.35MB) / Kumudinei Dissanayake / February 2012

No.471

"Production and Economic Efficiency of Farmers and Millers in Myanmar Rice Industry" (1.5MB) / Nay Myo Aung / February 2012

No.470

「日韓FTA交渉と締結への障害要因」 (1.3MB) / Jung Sung Chun(鄭 成春) / December 2011

No.469

"Roots of the Thai Villagers’ “Grass Tip” Uprising Following the September 19, 2006 Coup" (837KB) / Prapart Pintbtang / November 2011

No.468

""Learning-by Subcontracting" or "Self-Selection" as a TNCs' Local Subcontractor: Micro-Level Evidence from China" (1.17MB) / Fang Yong / March 2011

No.467

"Volunteer Work and Aging: A Comparative Study among American, Brazilian, and Japanese Seniors" (1.45MB) / Andrea Lopes / March 2011

No.466

「中国の低炭素経済への転換に関する研究—地域別CO2排出を中心に」 (1.45MB) / 張宏武 / March 2011

No.465

"Transport Infrastructure in India: Developments, Challenges and Lessons from Japan" (947KB) / Pravakar Sahoo/ March 2011

No.464

"Japan and the Philippine's Lost Decade: Foreign Direct Investments and International Relations" (686KB) / Eric Vincent C. Batalla / February 2011

No.463

"Trade Liberalization and Environmental Interaction in Japan and ASEAN: An Extended Environmental Kuznets Curve with Panel Data" (742KB) / Cemal Atici / January 2011

No.462

"Assessing The Developmental Role of Foreign Aid in Developing Countries: A Special Reference to The Role of Japan's Aid in Far East Asia" (851KB) / Dr. Ramiarison Herinjatovo Aime / December 2010

No.461

"Global Financial Crisis and Integration of Islamic Stock in Developing Countries" (535KB) / Salina H. Kassim / December 2010

No.460

"A BBC Regime for Asian Financial Cooperation: Fundamentals and Feasibility" (1.61MB) / Jie Sun / March 2010

No.459

"Local Governance in Thailand: The Politics of Decentralization and the Roles of Bureaucrats, Politicians, and the People" (563KB) / Supasawad Chardchawarn / March 2010

No.458

「韓国の反ダンピング制度に関する研究」 (870KB) / Jun JeGoo / March 2010

No.457

「中国とミャンマーの国境貿易に関する研究」 (1.17MB) / BI Shihong / February 2010

No.456

「韓日間の地方交付税制度の比較研究」 (710KB) / Hyon Soo KIM / February 2010

No.455

"Changes in the Perception of "Thai Rural Society" and a New Model of Resource Management" (387KB) / Attachak Sattayanurak / February 2010

No.454

「中日戦略的互恵関係の展開過程」 (790KB) / 馬俊威 / December 2009

No.453

"An Institution Reformed and Deformed: The Commission on Elections from Aquino to Arroyo" (480KB) / Cleo Calimbahin / Nov. 2009

No.452

"Financial Sector Reforms and Economic Growth: A Time Series Data Analysis for Pakistan" (698KB) / Abdul Waheed / Nov. 2009

No.450

"Economic Development in Yangtze River Delta Region and Roles of Japanese Corporations (in Japanese)
長江デルタ地域の経済発展と日系企業の役割"
(668KB) / 傅 鈞文(Fu Junwen) /September2009

No.449

"Macroeconomic Development Trends in Mongolia Evolution" (0.97MB) / Baatar Sonom/March2009

No.448

"Current Economic Relations Between China and Latin America" (500KB) / Eduardo Regalado Florido/March2009

No.447

"Development of Government Bonds Market in Iraq (Application of Japan’s Experiences to Iraq) " / Emad Mohammad Ali Abdullatif/March2009

No.446

"The EU Enlargement to 27 and More, Challenge Faces South Mediterranean Member Countries: The Case of Horticultural Exports to EU Markets" (427KB) / Hossam Younes Abd El Aziz/March2009

No.445

"Ethnic Entrepreneurship of Koreans in the USSR and post Soviet Central Asia" (1.1MB) / German Kim/February2009

No.444

"Rural households’Food Security Status and Coping Strategies to Food Insecurity in Myanmar" (656KB) / Dolly Kyaw/February2009

No.443

"Towards a vision 2030 and the challenges of openness to Pakistan economy: Export competitiveness of Pakistan’s manufacturing sector, past trends and future prospects. " / Khan Muhammed Tariq Yousuf/January2009

No.442

"JAPAN AND MEXICO AS GLOBAL PLAYERS IN THE HORTICULTURAL WORLD MARKET: LESSONS AND CHALLENGES FOR SINALOA " (1.24MB) / Carlos Javier Maya Ambia/January2009

No.441

"Telephones and Economic Growth: A Worldwide Long-Term Comparison with Emphasis on Latin America and Asia" / Jose Luis Cordeiro/December2008

No.440

"Understanding the Realities of Urban Poor and their Food Security Situations: A Case Study at Berta Gibi and Gemachu Safar in Addis Ababa City , Ethiopia" (820KB) / Degefa Tolossa / December 2008

No.439

"Urbanization and Spatial Structure Evolution of Urban System in China" (488KB) / Chen Zhuoyong /November2008

No.438

"Improving Access to Finance for SME:International Good Experiences and Lessons for Mongolia" (417KB) / Batta Ganbold/October 2008

No.437

"Fostering Competitive Clusters in Asia:Towards an Inclusive Policy Perspective" (290KB) / Keshab Das/October 2008

No.436

"China's Macroeconomic Trends and Structural Changes: A Sino-Japanese Comparative Analysis (Chinese) " (1.12MB) / Yuan Gangming / March 2008

No.435

"China’s Opening-up Strategy and Its Economic Relations with ASEAN Countries-A Case Study of Yunnan Province " / Zhu Zhenming / February 2008

No.434

"Weak State Political Economy of Thailand: Ten Years after the Crisis " / Apichat Satitniramai / December 2007

No.433

"Trends of Development of Myanmar Fisheries: With References to Japanese Experiences " / Khin Maung Soe / February 2008

No.432

"Patterns of Time Use and Happiness in Bhutan: Is there a relationship between the two? " / Karma Galay / November 2007

No.431

"The Political Economy of Human Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa " / John Akokpari / February 2008

No.430

"Estimation of CO2 Emissions using Energy Input-Output (EIO) Tables for India " / Megha Shukla / October 2007

No.429

"Labor Dimension of the Japan - Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement(JPEPA) " / Maragtas S.V. Amante / September 2007

No.428

"Indices de transformation du milieu rural au Rwanda apres 1994 : Problemes fonciers et reactions des paysans " / Marara jean / September 2007

No.427

"Pulp and Paper Industries in Japan and Indonesia: from the Viewpoint of Political Ecology " / Herman Hidayat / March 2007

No.426

"Gender Discrimination in Education and Economic Development: A study of Asia" / G. Balatchandirane / March 2007

No.424

"The Current Situation and Future Prospects of Japan-Korea Industrial Cooperation: Forcusing on Casting Industry (Japanese)" / Kim Min / March 2007

No.423

"The Development of Rural Financial Sector in Kazakhstan: with Special Reference to Rural Credit Cooperation Development" / Gaisina Sholpan / December 2006

No.422

"The Comparative Study About Decentralization Reform Between Japan and Korea (in Japanese)" / Chung Gun Yong / February 2007

No.419

"Labour Market Changes and Living Standards: A Study of Homeless Population in Japan and Slums in India" / Arup Mitra / May 2006

No.418

"The Iron and Steel Industry and Nigeria's Industrialization: Exploring Cooperation with Japan" / Osita Agbu / March 2007

No.417

"Iran's Economic Diplomacy: An Assessment of Iran Economic and Trade Cooperation with Japan, China and South Korea" / Saeed Khatibzadeh / August 2006

No.416

"Economic and Sustainability Indications from Trends in Material Flows in the Philippines, 1981 to 2003" / Corazon Lira Rapera / March 2006

No.415

"Response of SOEs (State-Owned Enterprises) to Economic Liberalization in China" / Liu Xiangfeng / March 2006

No.414

"Agro-based Industries in Myanmar: The Long Road to Industrialization" / San Thein / March 2006

No.413

"Keiretsu Groups: Their Role in the Japanese Economy and Reference Point (or a paradigm) for Other Countries" / Jerzy Grabowiecki / March 2006

No.412

"Economic Integration and Trade Policies in East Asia: Rules of Origin and Production Sharing in East Asia" / Hong Tsai-Lung / March 2006

No.411

"Empirical Analysis of Food Manufacturing Industry in the Philippines" / Willington O. Onuh / March 2006

No.410

"A New Approach to the Asian Finance Cooperation: Japan and China (in Japanese)" / Chen Hong / March 2006

No.409

"Export-oriented Manufacturing Industry in Madagascar: Roles in Poverty Reduction" / Ivohasina Fizara Razafimahefa / March 2006

No.408

"An Assessment of the Need for Effective Consumer Organizations in India and Japan within the Wider Concept of Globalization" / Bettadalli Chandrashekar Neelakanta / March 2006