Joint Usage/Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University
In 2010, KIER was certified by MEXT as a Joint Usage/Research
Center and International Joint Research Center of Advanced
Economic Theory was founded. In 2016, the Institute was
re-certified, and has continued its joint research activities.
The center focuses on Economics of Complex Systems and
Economic Strategies and Organizations. Together with our
international research network, this has enabled us to offer
the international research community ample resources to
advance international academic collaborations.
The purpose of the International Center for Advanced Economic
Theory is to promote joint research in the most advanced
fields of economic theory beyond the boundaries of domestic
and international universities, and to foster researchers
engaged in economic theory research at an international level.
To this end, we provide Japanese researchers with a forum for
advanced economic theory research that is open to the
international community by utilizing our research network in
Japan and abroad that we have established based on our
activities as an international center for economic theory
research. By promoting joint research on advanced economic
theory through publicly solicited projects, holding
international conferences, and regularly organizing research
meetings, we strive to maintain and develop the global
standard of Japan's economic theory research and the
international joint research system.
The Center is actively involved in editing international
journals, including Pacific Economic Review, The
Journal of Comparative Economic Studies and International
Journal of Economic Theory.