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Corruption in Kazakhstan and the quality of governance
Satpayev, Dossim - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
In Kazakhstan, uncover of numerous corruption scandals involving government officials has become almost a normal … feature of life. Behind the high-profile acts of waging a battle against corruption, however, is a serious and systemic … phenomenon. The most endemic form of corruption is the various transfers of funds in the state structures and national companies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010891292
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Emergence of Asian GAPs and its relationship to global G.A.P.
Nabeshima, Kaoru; Michida, Etsuyo; Vu, Hoang Nam; … - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
increasing impacts of Global G.A.P., many Asian countries have introduced the country versions of GAPs; China GAP, Japan GAP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011213709
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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 Japan’s manufacturing sector. This paper quantitatively assesses the impact of FDI globalization on intra-industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650719
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Innovation networks in China, Japan, and Korea : evidence from Japanese patent data
Kuroiwa, Ikuo; Nabeshima, Kaoru; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
East Asia, within which China, Japan, and Korea are most important in terms of technological capabilities. Using Japanese … patent data, we examine how knowledge networks have developed among these countries. We find that Japan's technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351428
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Location choice in low-income countries : evidence from Japanese investments in East Asia
Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Tsubota, Kenmei - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
on products from Japan. Also, accessibility to other locations and/or ports matters in attracting Japanese MNEs because …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351429
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Innovation networks in China, Japan, and Korea : further evidence from U.S. patent data
Nabeshima, Kaoru; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
East Asia, within which China, Japan, and Korea are most important in terms of technological capabilities. Using U ….S. patent data, we examine how knowledge networks have developed among these countries. We find that Japan's technological …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009351438
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Export platform FDI and firm heterogeneity
Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Tanaka, Kiyoyasu - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
This paper investigates theoretically and empirically firms' productivity ranking among traditional horizontal foreign direct investment (HFDI), pure platform FDI (PFDI), and complex platform FDI (CFDI). Using data on Japanese outward FDI, we define firms conducting HFDI or PFDI as those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365990
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Production networks in the Asia-Pacific region : facts and policy implications
Hiratsuka, Daisuke - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
Production networks have been extensively developed in the Asia-Pacific region. This paper employs two micro-level approaches, case studies and econometric analysis, using JETRO's firm surveys which investigate Japanese affiliates operating in Southeast Asia. These two approaches found that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365994
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Do export promotion agencies increase exports?
Hayakawa, Kazunobu; Lee, Hyun-Hoon; Park, Donghyun - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2011
In this paper, we examine the role of export promotion agencies (EPAs) in promoting exports from Japan and Korea …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365995
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Land and labor reallocation in pre-modern Japan : a case of a northeastern village in 1720-1870
Arimoto, Yutaka; Kurosu, Satomi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015
. This paper examines how and how well households in pre-modern Japan reallocated land and labor, using a population register …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011234992