While most existing research attributes contemporary Japanese emigration to the pursuit of a better lifestyle, recent qualitative studies point out that concern about country risks is a significant driver. We explore Japan’s brain-drain potential and factors shaping Japanese skilled workers’...

What has happened to U.S. technological leadership? / Richard R. Nelson -- Japan's technological capabilities and its future / Sully Taylor and Kōzō Yamamura -- West German technology in the 1980s / Ernst-Jürgen Horn -- The impact of industrial structure and industrial policy on international...