Research Reports Prior to the First Half of 2008

This section introduces DBJ's survey reports.

Vol title Date/Issue Date

No.63 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2007, 2008 and 2009(Conducted in June 2008)

September 2008

No.62 Rebuilding Business Strategies of General Electric Machinery / Semiconductor Manufacturers

May 2008

No.61 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

April 2008

No.60 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2006, 2007 and 2008 (Conducted in June 2007)

September 2007

No.59 Do M&A Improve Corporate Financial Performance in Japan?

March 2007

No.58 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007 (Conducted in June 2006)

September 2006

No.57 Policies to Restore International Competitiveness of Japanese Semiconductor Industry

July 2006

No.56 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006 (Conducted in November 2005)

January 2006

No.55 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2004, 2005 and 2006 (Conducted in June 2005)

September 2005

No.54 Improving Corporate Value through Disaster Management : Prospects of Socially Responsible Investment(SRI) for Disaster Reduction"

July 2005

No.53 Japan's Innovative Capacity and Policies for Commercializing New Technologies:Using Carve-Outs to Create New Industries

May 2005

No.52 Intelligent Transport System (ITS):Current State and Future Prospects

May 2005

No.51 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Pause in Recovery

March 2005

No.50 Corporate Capital Spending Behavior and Innovation Efforts:Findings of Survey on Capital Spending Behavior (Conducted in November 2004)

March 2005

No.49 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (Conducted in November 2004)

January 2005

No.48 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Medium-term Outlook of Japanese Industrial Structure

January 2005

No.47 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2003, 2004 and 2005 (Conducted in June 2004)

October 2004

No.46 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Impact of Rising International Commodity Prices on Corporate Input/Output Behavior

September 2004

No.45 How Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Can Enhance the Fight against Global Warming

August 2004

No.44 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: A Medium-term Scenario for the Japanese Economy with Special Focus on the Flow of Funds and Finance

March 2004

No.43 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2002, 2003 and 2004 Conducted in August 2003

November 2003

No.42 Promoting Corporate Measures to Combat Global Warming: An Analysis of Innovative Activities in the Field

September 2003

No.41 Prospects and Challenges for End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling

May 2003

No.40 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 Conducted in February 2003

May 2003

No.39 China's Economic Development and the Role of Foreign-Funded Enterprises.

May 2003

No.38 Decline in Productivity in Japan and Disparities Between Firms in the 1990s: An Empirical Approach Based on Data Envelopment Analysis.

April 2003

No.37 Trends in Socially Responsible Investment: Corporate Social Responsibility in a New Phase.

April 2003

No.36 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy:A Medium-term Scenario for the Sustainability of the Japanese Economy

February 2003

No.35 Concerns for the Future and Generational Consumption Behavior

February 2003

No.34 Prospects and Challenges Surrounding Japan's Electrical Equipment Industry: General Electrical Equipment Manufacturers' Restructuring of Operations and Future Prospects

November 2002

No.33 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2001, 2002 and 2003 Conducted in August 2002

November 2002

No.32 Behavior Trends of Japanese Banks toward the Corporate Sector and Their Impact on the Economy

October 2002

No.31 Microstructure of Investment and Employment Dynamics: Stylized Facts of Factor Adjustment Based on Listed Company Data

October 2002

No.30 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Globalization and the Japanese Economy

August 2002

No.29 Corporate Financing Trends in Recent Years: Fund Shortages and Repayment Burden

August 2002

No.28 Urban Renewal and Resource Recycling: For the Creation of a Resource Recycling Society

July 2002

No.27 Labor's Share and the Adjustment of Wages and Employment

June 2002

No.26 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002 Conducted in February 2002

May 2002

No.25 Environmental Information Policy and Utilization of Information Technology: Toward a Shift in Environmental Policy Paradigm

March 2002

No.24 The Changing Structure of Trade in Japan and Its Impact: With the Focus on Trade in Information Technology (IT) Goods

March 2002

No.23 Microstructure of persistent ROA decline in the Japanese corporate sector: Inter-company disparities and investment strategies

March 2002

No.22 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: The Japanese Economy under Deflation and Prospects of Evolution

February 2002

No.21 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2000, 2001 and 2002 Conducted in August 2001

December 2001

No.20 Current Situation and Challenges for Cable Television in the Broadband Era

October 2001

No.19 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: The Japanese Economy under Deflation

August 2001

No.18 Introduction of a Home Appliance Recycling System: Effects & Prospects: Progress towards Utilisation of Recycling Infrastructure

June 2001

No.17 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Conducted in February 2001

June 2001

No.16 Revitalization of Middle-aged and Elderly Workers in Japan's Labor Markets: Requiring the Expansion of the Vocational Training Functions

March 2001

No.15 Risk-Averting Portfolio Trends of Japanese Households

March 2001

No.14 Consumption Demand Trends and the Structure of Supply: Focus on Retail Industry Supply Behavior

March 2001

No.13 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Weakness of Current Economic Recovery and Its Background

March 2001

No.12 Empirical Reassessment of Japanese Corporate Investment Behavior: Features and Changes since the 1980s, Based on Micro-level Panel Data

March 2001

No.11 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1999, 2000 and 2001 Conducted in August 2000

October 2000

No.10 Job Creation and Job Destruction in Japan, 1978-1998: An Empirical Analysis Based on Enterprise Data

September 2000

No.9 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Information Technology and the Economy

September 2000

No.8 Trend of International Reorganization Affecting the Japanese Automobile and Auto Parts Industries

June 2000

No.7 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 Conducted in February 2000

June 2000

No.6 Current Status and Future Perspective of the Japanese Remediation Industry: Technology and Market for Underground Remediation

May 2000

No.5 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: The 1990s in Retrospect

March 2000

No.4 Destabilized Consumption and the Post-bubble Consumer Environment

February 2000

No.3 The Slump in Plant and Equipment Investment in the 1990s: Focusing on Lowered Expectations, the Debt Burden and Other Structural Factors

January 2000

No.2 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1998, 1999 and 2000 Conducted in August 1999

November 1999

No.1 Corporate Strategies in Japan's Semiconductor Industry: Implications of Development in Other Asian Countries

November 1999

No.96 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Focused on Fixed Investment and Capital Stock

August 1999

No.95 Efforts to Protect the Natural Environment in the United States and Germany: Environmental Mitigation and Biotope Conservation

August 1999

No.94 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 Conducted in February 1999

June 1999

No.93 Towards the realization of 'environmental partnership': A survey of Japan's environmental NPO sector through comparison with Germany

June 1999

No.92 The Impact of Demographic Changes on Consumption and Savings

March 1999

No.91 Recent Research and Development Trends in Japanese Enterprises: Technology Fusion

March 1999

No.90 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Prolonged Balance Sheet Adjustment

January 1999

No.89 Impact of Asset Price Fluctuations on Household and Corporate Behavior: A Comparison between Japan and the U.S.

January 1999

No.88 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1997, 1998, and 1999 Conducted in August 1998

January 1999

No.87 Foreign Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Changes in the Input-Output Structure

November 1998

No.86 Structural Changes in Unemployment of Japan: An Approach from Labor Flow

November 1998

No.85 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Characteristics of the Current Recession

September 1998

No.84 R&D Stock and Trade Structure in Japan

September 1998

No.83 Survey on Planned Capital Spending for Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998 Conducted in February 1998

August 1998

No.82 The Significance, Potential, and Problems of DNA Analysis Research: Establishing Public Acceptance is Essential

May 1998

No.81 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1996, 1997 and 1998 Conducted in August 1997

March 1998

No.80 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Growth Base of the Japanese Economy

January 1998

No.79 Information Appliances: The Strength of Japanese Companies and Tasks for the Future

January 1998

No.78 Challenges and Outlook for the Japanese Machinery Industries: Impact of ISO14000 Series and Environmental Cost

January 1998

No.77 Current Conditions and Issues of Computerization in the Health Care Industry: For the Construction of a Health Care Information Network

January 1998

No.76 Household Consumption and Saving in Japan

December 1997

No.75 The Direction of Japanese Distribution System Reforms: Strengthening the Infrastructure to Support Diverse Consumer Choices

November 1997

No.74 Foreign Direct Investments by Japanese Manufacturing Industries and Their Effects on International Trade

October 1997

No.73 The Impact of the Changing Trade Structure on the Japanese Economy: With Special Focus on the Effects on Productivity and Employment

October 1997

No.72 An Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Affiliates in Japan

August 1997

No.71 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Stock Replacement and New Demand as Aspects of Economic Recovery

August 1997

No.70 Corporate Fundraising: An International Comparison

June 1997

No.69 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 Conducted in February 1997

May 1997

No.68 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997 Conducted in August 1996

August 1997

No.67 An International Comparison of Corporate Investment Behavior: Empirical Analysis Using Firm Data from Japan, France and the US

April 1997

No.66 Housing in the National Capital: Analysis of the Market for Housing using Micro Data

March 1997

No.65 The Environment for Locating Business Operations in Major East Asian Cities

January 1997

No.64 Direction of Reconstruction of Business Strategy in the Chemical Industry

January 1997

No.63 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

December 1996

No.62 Current Status and Future Perspective of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry

November 1996

No.61 A Breakthrough for the Japanese Software Industry?: Responsiveness to Users' Needs is the key

October 1996

No.60 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy Focusing on the Characteristics and Sustainability of the Current Economic Recovery

September 1996

No.59 Analysis of the Primary Causes and Economic Effects of Information: Related Investment in the United States and Trends in Japan

August 1996

No.58 Selected Summaries of Research Reports: Published in FY1995

June 1996

No.57 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996 Conducted in February 1996

May 1996

No.56 Recent Trends in the Japanese Economy: Slow Recovery Underway, Structural Problems Remain

May 1996

No.55 Issues Concerning the Competitiveness of the Japanese Steel Industry: Focusing on Blast-Furnace Steel Manufacturers

February 1996

No.54 Changes in the Financial Environment and the Real Economy

January 1996

No.53 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1994, 1995 and 1996 Conducted in August 1995

October 1995

No.52 Current Economic Trends: Focusing on the Appreciation of the Yen and its Effects

October 1995

No.51 Problems Concerning the International Competitiveness of the Petrochemical Industry

October 1995

No.50 An Economic Approach to International Competitiveness

October 1995

No.49 Selected Summaries of Research Reports Published in FY1994

July 1995

No.48 Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of the Japanese Physical Distribution System: Part 2

July 1995

No.47 Issues on International Competitive Strength of the Auto Industry

June 1995

No.46 Problems Concerning the International Competitiveness of the Electronics and Electric Machinery Industry

June 1995

No.45 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 Conducted in March 1995

June 1995

No.44 Strategies for Improving the Efficiency of the Japanese Physical Distribution System

March 1995

No.43 Capital Spending Recovery Scenario Cycle and Structure

August 1994

No.42 Progress of International Joint Development between Industrialized Countries on the Private Level

May 1994

No.41 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1993, 1994 and 1995 Conducted in August 1994

November 1994

No.40 Selected Summaries of Research Reports: Published in FY1993

June 1994

No.39 Recent Trends in Japan's Foreign Accounts

April 1994

No.38 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1993 and 1994 Conducted in February 1994

March 1994

No.37 Economic Zones and East Asia: Prospect for Economic Activity Oriented Market Integration

December 1993

No.36 Japanese Corporate Responses to Global Environmental Issues

December 1993

No.35 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1992, 1993 and 1994 Conducted in August 1993

September 1993

No.34 Profit-Capital Structure in the Manufacturing Industry

September 1993

No.33 Comparison of the Japanese and The U.S. Labor Markets

October 1992

No.32 The Relative Competitiveness of U.S., German, and Japanese Manufacturing: An Approach Using the Real Effective Exchange Rate

March 1992

No.31 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 Conducted in February 1993

April 1992

No.30 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1991, 1992 and 1993 Conducted in August 1992

December 1992

No.29 Flow of Funds in the 80's and Future Corporate Finance in Japan

November 1992

No.28 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1991 and 1992 Conducted in February 1992

April 1992

No.27 An Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

March 1992

No.26 Projection of Japan's Trade Surplus in 1995: Analysis of Japan's Trade Structure in the 80s

February 1992

No.25 Intra-Industry Trade and Dynamic Development of The World Economy

November 1991

No.24 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1990, 1991 and 1992 Conducted in August 1991

September 1991

No.23 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 Conducted in February 1991

March 1991

No.22 Trends of the Petrochemical Industry and its Marketplace in East Asia

March 1991

No.21 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1989, 1990 and 1991 Conducted in August 1990

September 1990

No.20 Deepening Economic Linkages in The Pacific Basin Region: Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Technology

September 1990

No.19 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1989 and 1990 Conducted in February 1990

March 1990

No.18 Petrochemicals In Japan, The US, and Korea an Assessment of Economic Efficiency

February 1990

No.17 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1988, 1989 and 1990 Conducted in August 1989

October 1989

No.16 Impact of the EC Unification on Japan's Automobile and Electronics Industries

August 1989

No.15 Industrial and Trade Structures and the International Competitiveness of Asia's Newly Industrializing Economies

August 1989

No.14 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Investment Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 Conducted in February 1989

March 1989

No.13 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Capital Spending: Survey for Fiscal Years 1987, 1988 and 1989 Conducted in August 1988

September 1988

No.12 Growing Foreign Investors' Activities and the Future of Internationalization

September 1988

No.11 Futures Tasks and Prospects for the Japanese Machine-Tool Industry

July 1988

No.10 International Division of Labor in the Machine Industries Among Japan, Asia's NICs and ASEAN Countries

June 1988

No.9 Trends of the Petrochemical Industry and its Marketplace in East Asia around Japan

May 1988

No.8 The International Competitiveness of Japan and U.S. in High Technology Industries

April 1988

No.7 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Private Fixed Investment in Japan

March 1988

No.6 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

February 1988

No.5 The Japan Development Bank Reports on Private Fixed Investment in Japan

September 1987

No.4 Current Trends in the Japanese Auto Parts Industry in Overseas Production

July 1987

No.3 Current Moves for Foreign Direct Investment into Japan

May 1987

No.2 Overseas Direct Investments by Japanese Corporations: Competitive Edge Evolves from "Made in Japan" to "Made by 'X' Corporation" ; Its Name

May 1987

No.1 Current U.S. Consumption Trends

May 1987