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The official site of The Canon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS). CIGS is a research institute which conducts research and studies in areas such as ... JAPANESE SECTIONS SEARCH CoverStories Videos WorkingPapers Events Events EventReport ResearchFellows AboutCIGS AboutCIGS MessagefromthePresident Organization,Directors,ArticlesofIncorporation FromtheBoardRoom Location Leaflet Information GlobalEconomy ForeignAffairsandNationalSecurity EnergyandtheEnvironment InternationalExchange FinanceandtheSocialSecuritySystem FromtheBoardRoom ATheoryofDiagnosticTestingtoStoptheVirusSpreading:Evidence-basedReasoningtoResolvetheCOVID-19CrisisbyTesting Aging,safetynetandfiscalcrisisinJapan ColumnseriesbyYukihiroMatsuyama,ResearchDirector. LatestOriginalColums,PapersandEventReports 2022.05.16 Aparadigmshiftaccelerates Director・SpecialAdvisor　AkinariHORII “Aparadigmshiftintheeconomyandsocietymaybeintheoffing,”sowroteIinthiscolumnayearago.ThewarinUkrainenowappearstobeacceleratingtheparadigmshift. Firstofall,thecoronapandemi… 2022.04.18 Integratingclimateandenergypolicies ResearchFellow　GitteWallinPedersen Tableofcontents DANISHENERGYDEVELOPMENTSSINCETHE1970S...3 1.1ORGANIZATIONOFDANISHCLIMATEANDENERGYPOLICIES...5 1.2CURRENTDANISHCLIMATEANDENERGYPOLICIES...5 1.3KEYFEATURESOFD… 2022.04.12 WorkingPaper（22-007E）TheRoleofFace-to-faceContactonInnovation:… ResearchDirector　TetsujiOKAZAKI Thisstudyempiricallyinvestigatestheroleofface-to-facecontactininnovation,byexploitingtheSpanishflupandemicinJapanfrom1918to1921,whichprohibitivelyincreasedthecostofface-to-facecont… 2022.04.08 WorkingPaper（22-006E）Abenefitofmonetarypolicyresponsetoinequal… SeniorResearchFellow　KengoNUTAHARA ThemainobjectiveofthispaperistoinvestigateamonetarypolicyresponsetoinequalityinaTwo-AgentNewKeynesian(TANK)modelwithhand-to-mouthhouseholds.Iderivetheanalyticalconditionforequilib… 2022.04.07 WorkingPaper（22-005E）ControllingFundsAllocationfortheWar:TheEx… ResearchDirector　TetsujiOKAZAKI Thispaperexploreshowfinancialcontrolsfunctionedtoaffectfundsallocationsinlate1930sJapan.Forlargerfirms,subjecttothefinancialcontrols,thedifferenceincapitalgrowthbetweenfirmsinthe… 2022.03.23 WorkingPaper（22-004E）TheRiseoftheTaoguangYanghuiinChineseDipl… ResearchFellow　AmaneYAMAZAKI ThisarticleaimstoexplorethebackgroundoftheriseofTaoguangYanghui(TGYH),whichisawell-knownkeyphraseofChina’sdiplomaticguidelinesaftertheColdWar.Thisstudyarguesthatfromthemid-1990… 2022.03.04 WorkingPaper（22-003E）EffectsofBankBranch/ATMConsolidationsonCas… SeniorResearchFellow　KozoUEDA Thisstudyconsiderstheretrogressioneventofconvenienceforbankusersasanaturalexperimentandanalyzestheeffectofthiseventoncashdemand.Usingbankaccounttransactiondata,wefindthatbranch/… 2022.02.24 Japan’sPeacekeepingataCrossroadsTakingaRobustStanceorRemaini… SeniorResearchFellow　TomoakiHONDA HiromiNagataFujishige YujiUesugi Abstract SincetheendoftheColdWar,Japanhasbeensearchingforwaystobecomeinvolvedintheglobalsecurityarena.ButwhyisitthatJapan'sengagementpolicy,so-called“contributiontopeace”,which… 2022.02.21 WorkingPaper（22-002E）Designingwartimeeconomiccontrols:Productivit… ResearchDirector　TetsujiOKAZAKI In1937,theJapanesegovernmentacceleratedtheexpansionofitsmilitaryexpenditureandbegantoimposecontrolsontheeconomytomaintainthebalanceofinternationalpayments.Thecontrolsweredeveloped… 2022.02.16 WorkingPaper（22-001E）Whatdrivesfluctuationsoflaborwedgeandbusi… SeniorResearchFellow　MasaruINABA SeniorResearchFellow　KengoNUTAHARA ResearchFellow　DaichiSHIRAI Theliteraturehasempiricallyshownthatthelaborwedgeworsensduringrecessions. Takingthisstatementintoconsideration,thisstudyposestwoquestions: First,whatisthemaindrivingforceofthel… ONTHEMEDIA ReprintedArticlesfromOtherMedia 2022.08.04 HowU.S.andJapanesestrategistsdifferinpreparationforaTaiwancontingency ResearchDirector　KunihikoMIYAKE InMarch2021,Adm.PhilDavidson,CommanderoftheU.S.Indo-PacificCommand,testifiedinfrontoftheSenateArmedServicesCommitteethattheChinesethreattoTaiwan“ismanifestd… 2022.07.25 ShinzoAbe:Acompassionatestatesman,strategistandhusband ResearchDirector　KunihikoMIYAKE FormerPrimeMinisterShinzoAbe,amanIcountedasbothapowerfulcomradeandafriend,passedawayonFridayjustfivehoursafternewsfirstbrokethathehadbeenshot. Ihave… 2022.07.11 U.S.provokingChinaonassumptionthatJapanwillplaymilitaryroleinTaiwan… ResearchDirector　KiyoyukiSEGUCHI 1.BackgroundofescalationofU.S.-Chinaconflict FromlateMaytoearlyJune,ImademyfirstbusinesstriptotheU.S.intwoyearsandtwomonths.Ihadthepleasureofmeetingaga… 2022.07.07 ThegapbetweenJapan’spartiesandvotersonnationalsecurityiswidening ResearchDirector　KunihikoMIYAKE AfamousmaximassociatedwithformerU.S.SpeakeroftheHouseTipO’Neill,andwhichisarguablyuniversal,was“allpoliticsislocal.” LikeintheUnitedStates,nationalsecuri… 2022.07.05 Theanalysisoftheeconomicconsequencesofwarsmustbettertakeintoaccount… InternationalSeniorFellow　SébastienLechevalier ColumnbySébastienLechevalier,ProfessoratEcoledesHautesEtudesenSciencesSociales(EHESS,Paris),SeniorResearcheratMaisonfranco-japonaise(UMIFRE19,Tokyo)andattheCan… 2022.07.01 WhythemajorityofChinesehaveceasedtosupportRussia ResearchDirector　KiyoyukiSEGUCHI 1.TheUnitedNationsmalfunctionsrepeatedly TheinvasionofUkrainebyRussiarevealedagainthattheUnitedNationsfailedtofunctionproperlyinimportantaspectsoftheformation… Morearrow_forward AboutCIGS ResearchAreas　 ResearchFellows