【Awards🎉】 Bo Meng’s article published in China & World Economy (2024) has been recognized as a WILEY Top Viewed Article 2025. Congratulations! 🔗 ide.go.jp/Japanese/Research/…

New article in World Development Perspectives! Relwendé Apollinaire Nikiema coauthored "Gender gap in agricultural productivity and crops selection: Evidence from Burkina Faso". Using individually managed plots data, the study finds higher productivity on female-managed plots. The gap is largely explained by differences in resources and crop choices, with women’s stronger focus on semi-cash crops contributing to their productivity advantage. doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2026.1…

New Book Published from @ElgarPublishing Yasushi Hazama (IDE-JETRO) The Dynamics of Dominance in Erdoğan’s Turkey: The Politics of Attraction. e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/the-dyn… #Erdoğan #Turkey #Politics

New article in Asian Economic Policy Review! Satoru Kumagai publishes "Discriminatory Tariffs, Trade Diversion, and the Economic Impacts of Recent U.S. Trade Policy". Using IDE-GSM, the study shows that recent US “reciprocal tariff” policies lead to significant negative-sum outcomes, with GDP losses for both the US and the global economy. It also highlights the role of relative tariff differences and regional integration (e.g., RCEP, CPTPP) in shaping economic impacts. doi.org/10.1111/aepr.70027

🆕 A new Special Issue of #TheDevelopingEconomies, “#Trump 2.0 and the Global Economy” is now available, featuring studies on #TradeEffects of #USTariffs on #Taiwan, #Thailand, #Cambodia, and other parts of the world. The issue also includes six insightful #BookReviews. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…

Award 🎉 Yuya Kudo (IDE-JETRO) has received the 5th Fuwa Award from the Japanese Economic Association. He was recognized for his rigorous empirical contributions to understanding gender norms and practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Congratulations! Details👇 ide.go.jp/Japanese/Research/…

New article in International Economics! Kazunobu Hayakawa publishes "Do exports to the US increase imports from China during the US–China tariff war?" The study finds that East and Southeast Asian countries increased imports of upstream goods from China to produce downstream exports to the US, highlighting trade diversion through regional production linkages. doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.202…

New article in The World Economy! Bo Meng coauthored "Do Digital Trade Rules Within the RTAs Promote Trade and Welfare Growth?" Using the OECD Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, the study shows that digital trade rules under CPTPP and DEPA boost trade and welfare not only for members but also for non-members through spillover effects. doi.org/10.1111/twec.70065

New article in Asian Development Review! Masanori Matsuura coauthored "Unequal Starts: Intrahousehold Nutrition Inequality in Bangladesh". Using four rounds of Demographic and Health Surveys, this study finds a significant nutritional disadvantage for later-born children. The heterogeneity analysis shows differences in birth order effects across gender and household economic status. Given the broader economic implications of child growth, the findings offer insights for development-focused policy agenda. doi.org/10.1142/S01161105265…

New article in Latin American Perspectives! Kota Miura published "Public Discontent Yet an Incomplete Turn: How Public Opinion Limits Chile’s Shift Away from Neoliberalism". Examining student protests in Chile (2006–2018), the study shows that public frustration with inequality alone does not ensure transformative reform—public ambivalence can instead constrain demands for universalism. doi.org/10.1177/0094582X2614…

New article in Journal of Demographic Economics! Yuya Kudo published "Impact of legislation for infectious disease control: evidence from HIV testing in Mali". Using a regression discontinuity design and DHS data, the study finds that criminalizing HIV non-disclosure, exposure, and transmission reduces women’s voluntary HIV testing—especially among rural women with radios and without completed formal education. doi.org/10.1017/dem.2026.100…

New article in The Developing Economies! Kiyoyasu Tanaka and Yasushi Ueki authored "Who Fears Job Losses From US Tariff Hikes? Evidence From Cambodia". Based on a 2025 phone survey, 58.5% of respondents disagreed that US tariff hikes hurt their jobs—though perceptions differ sharply by income and export exposure. doi.org/10.1111/deve.70027

🌟New Book Published from @ElgarPublishing Kanako Yamaoka (IDE-JETRO) and Gabriel Garcia (University of Wollongong) @GabrielSydney published Japan, Latin America and the Caribbean: Working Together in a New Indo-Pacific. e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/japan-l… #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #IndoPacific

🚨New #IDERC Article! Is China’s export boom squeezing opportunities for other middle‑income economies? Using a global trade model, Ian Coxhead and Varan Kitayaporn show that China’s rapid expansion into more skill‑ and technology‑intensive product categories reduces other countries’ chances to grow similar exports, and dampens returns to schooling and incentives for skills development in their labor markets. 🔗ide.go.jp/English/ResearchCo…

📙New Book from Springer! Economic Development Strategies: Insights from Malaysia on Overcoming the ‘Middle-Income Trap’ by Satoru Kumagai & Masashi Nakamura A comprehensive analysis of Malaysia’s six‑decade trajectory of industrialization, governance, and social stability—offering lessons for multi‑ethnic middle‑income countries seeking sustainable growth. 🔗ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Bo…

India’s think tank @CSEP_Org has released a new working paper "Assessing India’s Trade Performance: Pathways to Strategic and Deeper Integration With Global Value Chains" co-authored by CSEP’s Prerna Prabhakar; IDE‑JETRO’s President Fukunari Kimura; Researchers Ikumo Isono, Satoru Kumagai, Koichiro Kimura, and Isamu Wakamatsu. csep.org/working-paper/asses…

🚨New #IDERC Article! Is the digital economy truly borderless? Using data from the global game platform Steam, Yuta Watabe, Han Yang and Eugene Kanasheusuki show that—even without physical shipping costs—consumers are significantly less likely to purchase games developed in distant countries, highlighting how information barriers and cultural preferences keep the digital world from becoming “flat.” 🔗ide.go.jp/English/ResearchCo…

🆕 A new Special Issue of #TheDevelopingEconomies, “Neighborhood Transformation in #EastAsianCities: Rethinking #Gentrification and Global Capitalism” is now available, featuring studies on #UrbanTransformation in #Shanghai, #Chongqing, #Taiwan, #Seoul, #Bangkok and #Ulaanbaatar. The issue also includes six insightful #BookReviews. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/…

New article in Asian Development Review! Kiyoyasu Tanaka authored “From Walking to Driving: New Firms, Jobs, and Sales Along a Mountain Road Corridor in Nepal.” This study examines the impact of the Sindhuli Road construction on firm entry in Nepal. Using the 2018 National Economic Census, the study finds that the road opening significantly increased new firm entry, employment, and sales in both formal and informal sectors along the corridor. doi.org/10.1142/S01161105265…

New article in International Economics and Economic Policy! Kazunobu Hayakawa examines the trade effects on integrated circuits (ICs) and IC manufacturing equipment (IME). Using monthly worldwide trade data from 2018 to 2023 and a gravity model, the author finds that export controls significantly decreased US exports to China; moreover, Dutch IME exports to China fell while Japan’s did not. Under the FDPR tightening, Taiwan’s main IC exports to China were broadly unchanged whereas Korea’s memories declined. doi.org/10.1007/s10368-026-0…