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Outline of Kyushu Economic
Research Center
The Kyushu Economic Research Center was established as an organization
conducting overall researches and studies on Kyushu's economy
and society under the authorization of the Ministry of Education
in 1946. And now the Center is the biggest regional socio-economic
research institute in the southwestern Japan.
The Center mainly has two fields of activities. The first is
to undertake various research projects of the central government,
local autonomous governments and private businesses besides the
researches at our own expenses. The second is to offer information
services on the issues related with the region of Kyushu functioning
as the leading information center with a special library( concerned
with the economy).
The Center is located in Fukuoka City and has about 60 staff
including approx. 40 researchers. Some of them have been temporarily
transferred here to study regional socio-economy such as business
cycle of Kyushu from leading local companies and local autonomous
governments.
The Center publishes some periodicals such as Monthly Research
Bulletin of Kyushu Economy ( in Japanese ) , Annual Report of
Kyushu Economy (in Japanese ), Outline of Kyushu Economy (annual
statistics in Japanese and English ) and many special research
reports ( in Japanese ).
As a private academic research institute, for all but half a
century, the Center has been financially maintained by member
institutions such as local private businesses, local autonomous
governments, local branches of central government, and educational
institutes. The Center has 750 million yen basic fund. The budget
of the Center is about 492 million yen in 2001.
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