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Agglomeration and directional imbalance of freight rates : the role of density economies in the transport sector

Tsubota, Kenmei - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015

this to models without density economies, we show that agglomeration of economic activities is more likely to emerge and … equilibrium and conclude that economies of density in transport flows can act as an agglomeration force. …

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Agglomeration effects of informal sector: evidence from Cambodia

Tanaka, Kiyoyasu; Hashiguchi, Yoshihiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015

produces agglomeration externalities. This paper uses data on all the nonfarm establishments and enterprises in Cambodia to … estimate the impact of informal agglomeration on the regional economic performance of formal and informal firms. We develop a … dependence. We find a significantly positive effect of informal agglomeration, where informal firms gain more strongly than …

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Agglomeration versus Fragmentation:A Comparison of East Asia and Europe

Hayakawa, Kazunobu; JI, Zheng; Obashi, Ayako - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009

Inspired by the observed contrasting patterns of industrial distribution in East Asia and Europe, this paper conducts an empirical clarification of the difference in spatial relationships among countries within a region for the electric machinery industry by use of spatial econometric analysis....

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Frontiers of the New Economic Geography

Fujita, Masahisa; Mori, Tomoya - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2005

This paper presents an overview of recent development in the new economic geography (NEG), and discusses possible directions of its future development. Since there already exist several surveys on this topic, we focus on the selected features of the NEG which are important yet have attracted...

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Simulating heterogeneous multinational firms

Arita, Shawn; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011

This paper develops a micro-simulation framework for multinational entry and sales activities across countries. The model is based on Eaton, Kortum, and Kramarz's (2010) quantitative trade model adapted towards multinational production. Using micro data on Japanese manufacturing firms, we first...

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Heterogeneous multinational firms and productivity gains from falling FDI barriers

Arita, Shawn; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

During the past decade of declining FDI barriers, small domestic firms disproportionately contracted while large multinational firms experienced a substantial growth in Japanâ€™s manufacturing sector. This paper quantitatively assesses the impact of FDI globalization on intra-industry...

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Linked versus Non-linked Firms in Innovation: The Effects of Economies of Network in Agglomeration in East Asia

Machikita, Tomohiro; Ueki, Yasushi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2009

This paper proposes a new mechanism linking innovation and network in developing economies to detect explicit production and information linkages and investigates the testable implications of these linkages using survey data gathered from manufacturing firms in East Asia. We found that firms...

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Two-polar growth strategy in Myanmar : seeking "high" and "balanced" development

Kudo, Toshihiro; Kumagai, Satoru - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2012

The Thein Sein government of Myanmar seeks higher and balanced economic growth. This is a challenge for the government since some economic literature identifies a trade-off between higher economic growth and better regional equality, especially for countries in the early stages of development....

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Globalization and the Evolution of the Supply Chain: who gains and who loses?

Fujita, Masahisa; Thisse, Jacques-Francois - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2004

two regions, the decrease of these costs fosters the gradual agglomeration of plants in the core region accommodating the …

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Factors Underlying the Formation of Industrial Clusters in Japan and Industrial Cluster Policy: A Quantitative Survey

Yoshida, Kentaro; Nakanishi, Machiko - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2005

government's project goes under the heading "Industry Agglomeration for the Recovery of Local Industries with respect to so …

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