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Institute of Developing Economies (IDE; アジア経済研究所) is a semi-governmental research institute under the
Institute of Developing Economies (IDE; アジア経済研究所) is a semi-governmental research institute under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
The or METI, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities, ...
, and the largest institute on social science in Japan. Current status is a body of the Japan External Trade Organization
is an Independent Administrative Institution established by Japan Export Trade Research Organization as a nonprofit corporation in Osaka in February 1952, reorganized under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1958 (later th ...
. It is located in Kaihin-Makuhari area of Mihama Ward, Chiba City
is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It sits about east of the centre of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. The city became a government-designated city in 1992. In June 2019, its population was 979,768, with a population density of 3,605 people ...
. The President of IDE is Takashi Shiraishi（白石隆）, who is the vice president of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
IDE's major research field is development economics
Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low- and middle- income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural ...
and area studies
Area studies (also known as regional studies) are interdisciplinary fields of research and scholarship pertaining to particular geographical, national/ federal, or cultural regions. The term exists primarily as a general description for what ar ...
. IDE is also de facto mother body of ERIA. Before ERIA acquire status of legal personality, IDE provides the management of budget, research projects, and human resources.
Presidents
Only after merged with JETRO * Ippei Yamazawa (山澤逸平): 1998–2003 * Masahisa Fujita （藤田昌久）: 2003–2007 * Takashi Shiraishi （白石隆）: 2007–presentSee also
* JETRO * Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia *Think Tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental ...
External links
* Think tanks based in Japan Economic research institutes Political organizations based in Japan {{econ-org-stub