Research Reports Prior to the First Half of 2008

This section introduces DBJ's survey reports.

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No.63 (September 2008) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2007, 2008 and 2009(Conducted in June 2008) Summary Text( 64KB) Full Text( 336KB)
No.62 (May 2008) Rebuilding Business Strategies of General Electric Machinery / Semiconductor Manufacturers Full Text( 812KB)
No.61 (April 2008) Forging New Corporate Alliances Between the Auto Industry and the Electronic Device and Component Industry : Opportunities and Challenges for the Electronic Device and Component Industry in Automotive Electronics Full Text( 566KB)
No.60 (September 2007) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2006, 2007 and 2008 (Conducted in June 2007) Summary Text( 31KB) Full Text( 338KB)
No.59 (March 2007) Do M&A Improve Corporate Financial Performance in Japan? Full Text( 433KB)
No.58 (September 2006) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007 (Conducted in June 2006) Summary Text( 30KB) Full Text( 240KB)
No.57 (July 2006) Policies to Restore International Competitiveness of Japanese Semiconductor Industry Full Text( 822KB)
No.56 (January 2006) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006 (Conducted in November 2005) Summary Text( 38KB) Full Text( 259KB)
No.55(September 2005) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2004, 2005 and 2006 (Conducted in June 2005) Summary Text( 69KB) Full Text( 238KB)
No.54 (July 2005) Improving Corporate Value through Disaster Management : Prospects of Socially Responsible Investment(SRI) for Disaster Reduction" Full Text( 1.6MB)
No.53 (May 2005) Japan's Innovative Capacity and Policies for Commercializing New Technologies:Using Carve-Outs to Create New Industries Full Text( 729KB)
No.52(May 2005) Intelligent Transport System (ITS):Current State and Future Prospects Full Text( 1.4MB)
No.51 (March 2005) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Pause in Recovery Full Text( 743KB)
No.50 (March 2005) Corporate Capital Spending Behavior and Innovation Efforts:Findings of Survey on Capital Spending Behavior (Conducted in November 2004) Full Text( 448KB)
No.49 (January 2005) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (Conducted in November 2004) Summary Text( 240KB) Full Text( 271KB)
No.48 (January 2005) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Medium-term Outlook of Japanese Industrial Structure Full Text( 920KB)
No.47 (October 2004) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2003, 2004 and 2005 (Conducted in June 2004) Full Text( 299KB)
No.46 (September 2004) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Impact of Rising International Commodity Prices on Corporate Input/Output Behavior Full Text( 1.0MB)
No.45 (August 2004) How Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Can Enhance the Fight against Global Warming Full Text( 784KB)
No.44 (March 2004) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: A Medium-term Scenario for the Japanese Economy with Special Focus on the Flow of Funds and Finance Full Text( 1.2MB)
No.43 (November 2003) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2002, 2003 and 2004 Conducted in August 2003 Summary Text( 41KB) Full Text( 233KB)
No.42 (September 2003) Promoting Corporate Measures to Combat Global Warming: An Analysis of Innovative Activities in the Field Full Text( 662KB)
No.41 (May 2003) Prospects and Challenges for End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Full Text( 682KB)
No.40 (May 2003) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Conducted in February 2003 Summary Text( 57KB) Full Text( 347KB)
No.39 (May 2003) China's Economic Development and the Role of Foreign-Funded Enterprises. Full Text( 1.3MB)
No.38 (April 2003) Decline in Productivity in Japan and Disparities Between Firms in the 1990s: An Empirical Approach Based on Data Envelopment Analysis. Full Text( 1.2MB)
No.37 (April 2003) Trends in Socially Responsible Investment: Corporate Social Responsibility in a New Phase. Full Text( 2.0MB)
No.36 (February 2003) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy:A Medium-term Scenario for the Sustainability of the Japanese Economy Full Text( 1.9MB)
No.35 (February 2003) Concerns for the Future and Generational Consumption Behavior Full Text( 1.1MB)
No.34 (November 2002) Prospects and Challenges Surrounding Japan's Electrical Equipment Industry: General Electrical Equipment Manufacturers' Restructuring of Operations and Future Prospects Full Text( 1.2MB)
No.33 (November 2002) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2001, 2002 and 2003 Conducted in August 2002 Summary Text( 54KB) Full Text( 241KB)
No.32 (October 2002) Behavior Trends of Japanese Banks toward the Corporate Sector and Their Impact on the Economy Full Text( 1.0MB)
No.31 (October 2002) Microstructure of Investment and Employment Dynamics: Stylized Facts of Factor Adjustment Based on Listed Company Data Full Text( 829KB)
No.30 (August 2002) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Globalization and the Japanese Economy Full Text( 1.1MB)
No.29 (August 2002) Corporate Financing Trends in Recent Years: Fund Shortages and Repayment Burden Full Text( 202KB)
No.28 (July 2002) Urban Renewal and Resource Recycling: For the Creation of a Resource Recycling Society Full Text( 509KB)
No.27 (June 2002) Labor's Share and the Adjustment of Wages and Employment Full Text( 657KB)
No.26 (May 2002) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002 Conducted in February 2002 Summary Text( 43KB) Full Text( 201KB)
No.25 (March 2002) Environmental Information Policy and Utilization of Information Technology: Toward a Shift in Environmental Policy Paradigm Full Text( 367KB)
No.24 (March 2002) The Changing Structure of Trade in Japan and Its Impact: With the Focus on Trade in Information Technology (IT) Goods Full Text( 311KB)
No.23 (March 2002) Microstructure of persistent ROA decline in the Japanese corporate sector: Inter-company disparities and investment strategies Full Text( 386KB)
No.22 (February 2002) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: The Japanese Economy under Deflation and Prospects of Evolution Full Text( 725KB)
No.21 (December 2001) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2000, 2001 and 2002 Conducted in August 2001 Summary Text( 122KB) Full Text( 208KB)
No.20 (October 2001) Current Situation and Challenges for Cable Television in the Broadband Era Full Text( 412KB)
No.19 (August 2001) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: The Japanese Economy under Deflation Full Text( 519KB)
No.18 (June 2001) Introduction of a Home Appliance Recycling System: Effects & Prospects: Progress towards Utilisation of Recycling Infrastructure Full Text( 511KB)
No.17 (June 2001) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Conducted in February 2001 Summary Text( 42KB) Full Text( 144KB)
No.16 (March 2001) Revitalization of Middle-aged and Elderly Workers in Japan's Labor Markets: Requiring the Expansion of the Vocational Training Functions Full Text( 238KB)
No.15 (March 2001) Risk-Averting Portfolio Trends of Japanese Households Full Text( 221KB)
No.14 (March 2001) Consumption Demand Trends and the Structure of Supply: Focus on Retail Industry Supply Behavior Full Text( 406KB)
No.13 (March 2001) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Weakness of Current Economic Recovery and Its Background Full Text( 452KB)
No.12 (March 2001) Empirical Reassessment of Japanese Corporate Investment Behavior: Features and Changes since the 1980s, Based on Micro-level Panel Data Full Text( 274KB)
No.11 (October 2000) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1999, 2000 and 2001 Conducted in August 2000 Summary Text( 85KB) Full Text( 161KB)
No.10 (September 2000) Job Creation and Job Destruction in Japan, 1978-1998: An Empirical Analysis Based on Enterprise Data Full Text( 262KB)
No.9 (September 2000) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Information Technology and the Economy Full Text( 456KB)
No.8 (June 2000) Trend of International Reorganization Affecting the Japanese Automobile and Auto Parts Industries Full Text( 163KB)
No.7 (June 2000) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 Conducted in February 2000 Full Text( 105KB)
No.6 (May 2000) Current Status and Future Perspective of the Japanese Remediation Industry: Technology and Market for Underground Remediation Full Text( 324KB)
No.5 (March 2000) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: The 1990s in Retrospect Full Text( 400KB)
No.4 (February 2000) Destabilized Consumption and the Post-bubble Consumer Environment Full Text( 345KB)
No.3 (January 2000) The Slump in Plant and Equipment Investment in the 1990s: Focusing on Lowered Expectations, the Debt Burden and Other Structural Factors Full Text( 402KB)
No.2 (November 1999) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1998, 1999 and 2000 Conducted in August 1999 Full Text( 128KB)
No.1 (November 1999) Corporate Strategies in Japan's Semiconductor Industry: Implications of Development in Other Asian Countries Full Text( 416KB)
No.96 (August 1999) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Focused on Fixed Investment and Capital Stock
No.95 (August 1999) Efforts to Protect the Natural Environment in the United States and Germany: Environmental Mitigation and Biotope Conservation
No.94 (June 1999) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 Conducted in February 1999
No.93 (June 1999) Towards the realization of 'environmental partnership': A survey of Japan's environmental NPO sector through comparison with Germany
No.92 (March 1999) The Impact of Demographic Changes on Consumption and Savings
No.91 (March 1999) Recent Research and Development Trends in Japanese Enterprises: Technology Fusion
No.90 (January 1999) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Prolonged Balance Sheet Adjustment
No.89 (January 1999) Impact of Asset Price Fluctuations on Household and Corporate Behavior: A Comparison between Japan and the U.S.
No.88 (January 1999) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1997, 1998, and 1999 Conducted in August 1998
No.87 (November 1998) Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Changes in the Input-Output Structure
No.86 (November 1998) Structural Changes in Unemployment of Japan: An Approach from Labor Flow
No.85 (September 1998) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Characteristics of the Current Recession
No.84 (September 1998) R&D Stock and Trade Structure in Japan
No.83 (August 1998) Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998 Conducted in February 1998
No.82 (May 1998) The Significance, Potential, and Problems of DNA Analysis Research: Establishing Public Acceptance is Essential
No.81 (March 1998) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1996, 1997 and 1998 Conducted in August 1997
No.80 (January 1998) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Growth Base of the Japanese Economy
No.79 (January 1998) Information Appliances: The Strength of Japanese Companies and Tasks for the Future
No.78 (January 1998) Challenges and Outlook for the Japanese Machinery Industries: Impact of ISO14000 Series and Environmental Cost
No.77 (January 1998) Current Conditions and Issues of Computerization in the Health Care Industry: For the Construction of a Health Care Information Network
No.76 (December 1997) Household Consumption and Saving in Japan
No.75 (November 1997) The Direction of Japanese Distribution System Reforms: Strengthening the Infrastructure to Support Diverse Consumer Choices
No.74 (October 1997) Foreign Direct Investments by Japanese Manufacturing Industries and Their Effects on International Trade
No.73 (October 1997) The Impact of the Changing Trade Structure on the Japanese Economy: With Special Focus on the Effects on Productivity and Employment
No.72 (August 1997) An Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Affiliates in Japan
No.71 (August 1997) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Stock Replacement and New Demand as Aspects of Economic Recovery
No.70 (June 1997) Corporate Fundraising: An International Comparison
No.69 (May 1997) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 Conducted in February 1997
No.68 (August 1997) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 Conducted in August 1996
No.67 (April 1997) An International Comparison of Corporate Investment Behavior: Empirical Analysis Using Firm Data from Japan, France and the US
No.66 (March 1997) Housing in the National Capital: Analysis of the Market for Housing using Micro Data
No.65 (January 1997) The Environment for Locating Business Operations in Major East Asian Cities
No.64 (January 1997) Direction of Reconstruction of Business Strategy in the Chemical Industry
No.63 (December 1996) Reflection on Discussions Concerning Regulation of the Electric Power Industry: Deregulation of the Electric Power Industry in Japan and Implication of Experiences in the United States
No.62 (November 1996) Current Status and Future Perspective of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry
No.61 (October 1996) A Breakthrough for the Japanese Software Industry?: Responsiveness to Users' Needs is the key
No.60 (September 1996) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy Focusing on the Characteristics and Sustainability of the Current Economic Recovery
No.59 (August 1996) Analysis of the Primary Causes and Economic Effects of Information: Related Investment in the United States and Trends in Japan
No.58 (June 1996) Selected Summaries of Research Reports: Published in FY1995
No.57 (May 1996) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996 Conducted in February 1996
No.56 (May 1996) Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Slow Recovery Underway, Structural Problems Remain
No.55 (February 1996) Issues Concerning the Competitiveness of the Japanese Steel Industry: Focusing on Blast-Furnace Steel Manufacturers
No.54 (January 1996) Changes in the Financial Environment and the Real Economy
No.53 (October 1995) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1994, 1995 and 1996 Conducted in August 1995
No.52 (October 1995) Current Economic Trends: Focusing on the Appreciation of the Yen and its Effects
No.51 (October 1995) Problems Concerning the International Competitiveness of the Petrochemical Industry
No.50 (October 1995) An Economic Approach to International Competitiveness
No.49 (July 1995) Selected Summaries of Research Reports Published in FY1994
No.48 (July 1995) Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of the Japanese Physical Distribution System: Part 2
No.47 (June 1995) Issues on International Competitive Strength of the Auto Industry
No.46 (June 1995) Problems Concerning the International Competitiveness of the Electronics and Electric Machinery Industry
No.45 (June 1995) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 Conducted in March 1995
No.44 (March 1995) Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of the Japanese Physical Distribution System
No.43 (August 1994) Capital Spending Recovery Scenario Cycle and Structure
No.42 (May 1994) Progress of International Joint Development between Industrialized Countries on the Private Level
No.41 (November 1994) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1993, 1994 and 1995 Conducted in August 1994
No.40 (June 1994) Selected Summaries of Research Reports: Published in FY1993
No.39 (April 1994) Recent Trends in Japan's Foreign Accounts
No.38 (March 1994) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994 Conducted in February 1994
No.37 (December 1993) Economic Zones and East Asia: Prospect for Economic Activity Oriented Market Integration
No.36 (December 1993) Japanese Corporate Responses to Global Environmental Issues
No.35 (September 1993) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1992, 1993 and 1994 Conducted in August 1993
No.34 (September 1993) Profit-Capital Structure in the Manufacturing Industry
No.33 (October 1992) Comparison of the Japanese and The U.S. Labor Markets
No.32 (March 1992) The Relative Competitiveness of U.S., German, and Japanese Manufacturing: An Approach Using the Real Effective Exchange Rate
No.31 (April 1992) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 Conducted in February 1993
No.30 (December 1992) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1991, 1992 and 1993 Conducted in August 1992
No.29 (November 1992) Flow of Funds in the 80's and Future Corporate Finance in Japan
No.28 (April 1992) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1991 and 1992 Conducted in February 1992
No.27 (March 1992) An Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan
No.26 (February 1992) Projection of Japan's Trade Surplus in 1995: Analysis of Japan's Trade Structure in the 80s
No.25 (November 1991) Intra-Industry Trade and Dynamic Development of The World Economy
No.24 (September 1991) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1990, 1991 and 1992 Conducted in August 1991
No.23 (March 1991) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 Conducted in February 1991
No.22 (March 1991) Trends of the Petrochemical Industry and its Marketplace in East Asia
No.21 (September 1990) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1989, 1990 and 1991 Conducted in August 1990
No.20 (September 1990) Deepening Economic Linkages in The Pacific Basin Region: Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Technology
No.19 (March 1990) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1989 and 1990 Conducted in February 1990
No.18 (February 1990) Petrochemicals In Japan, The US, and Korea an Assessment of Economic Efficiency
No.17 (October 1989) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1988, 1989 and 1990 Conducted in August 1989
No.16 (August 1989) Impact of the EC Unification on Japan's Automobile and Electronics Industries
No.15 (August 1989) Industrial and Trade Structures and the International Competitiveness of Asia's Newly Industrializing Economies
No.14 (March 1989) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Investment Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 Conducted in February 1989
No.13 (September 1988) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1987, 1988 and 1989 Conducted in August 1988
No.12 (September 1988) Growing Foreign Investors' Activities and the Future of Internationalization
No.11 (July 1988) Futures Tasks and Prospects for the Japanese Machine-Tool Industry
No.10 (June 1988) International Division of Labor in the Machine Industries Among Japan, Asia's NICs and ASEAN Countries
No.9 (May 1988) Trends of the Petrochemical Industry and its Marketplace in East Asia around Japan
No.8 (April 1988) The International Competitiveness of Japan and U.S. in High Technology Industries
No.7 (March 1988) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Private Fixed Investment in Japan
No.6 (February 1988) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Economic Projections of the Japan's Economy to the Year 2000: The prospects of industrial structure to the 21st century
No.5 (September 1987) The Japan Development Bank Reports on Private Fixed Investment in Japan
No.4 (July 1987) Current Trends in the Japanese Auto Parts Industry in Overseas Production
No.3 (May 1987) Current Moves for Foreign Direct Investment into Japan
No.2 (May 1987) Overseas Direct Investments by Japanese Corporations: Competitive Edge Evolves from "Made in Japan" to "Made by 'X' Corporation" ; Its Name
No.1 (May 1987) Current U.S. Consumption Trends