2026.03.12
Naoki Watabe, Senior Economist
About Us
IIES is a research institute founded in October, 1983 by the initiative of Toyota Motor Corporation. Its missions are to conduct research and surveys on international economic circumstances that are critical to the development of internationalization strategies and to promote international exchange activities.
Currently, IIES is engaged in extensive research on subjects such as mid-to long-term economic, industrial, social prospects of major emerging countries, political and economic trends and outlook in Europe and United States and other developed countries. It also conducts research and surveys from a global perspective on environment, energy, future mobility, corporate strategies of global enterprises and other issues which could bring about a great change in the future economic system.
Research Papers
Here are some of the topics we report as part of our regular activities.
2026.03.09
Haruyuki Miyadai, Nonresident Fellow
Explore the Way of "Mutual-Support" and "Co-Creation" - In Pursuit of Sustainable "Mobility in Local Living Area" -
2026.03.04
Hiroshi Kurihara, Senior Economist
The Impact of AI Evolution on the Economy
2026.02.26
Shingo Takeshima, Senior Economist
Reassessing India’s Growth Potential
2026.02.19
Takashi Shiraishi, Distinguished Nonresident Senior Fellow
The World and Asia in the New Cold War Era
Mini Report －Kudan+[plas]－
“Kudan+ [plas]” provides brief accounts of the selected issues and views from what our researchers have become aware of and find useful through their daily research activities.
2026.03.06
Bachtiar Alam, Associate Professor, University of Indonesia
Indonesia Report No.107 Rising Attention to the Impact of Indonesia’s Nickel Downstreaming Policy: Views from Industry Associations, Experts, and Parliament on Production Cuts This Year
2026.02.17
Tomomi Okazaki, Former Senior Economist
Survey on How Teleworking Has Settled Down Since the COVID-19 Pandemic Ended: How Can Telework Be Utilized as Part of “Work System Reform” to Achieve Desirable Results? (Part 4)
2026.02.03
Bachtiar Alam, Associate Professor, University of Indonesia
Indonesia Report No.106 Amendments to Indonesia’s Oil and Gas Law in Focus: What Factors Led to the Significant Delay in the Start of Revision Deliberations?
2026.01.08
Bachtiar Alam, Associate Professor, University of Indonesia
Indonesia Report No.105 An Unconventional New Finance Minister, Mr. Purbaya: Will Massive Capital Injections into State-Owned Banks Stimulate the Economy?
2025.12.02
Bachtiar Alam, Associate Professor, University of Indonesia