Foreign investors are expected to contribute to economic development through a variety of channels. However, many foreign investment operations are small, and almost insignificant in their impact on the local environment. An important indication of the potential contribution of foreign investors...

This paper uses the input–output analysis to investigate the impact of Japan’s outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic production and employment in the manufacturing industry. With the expansion of Japan’s overseas business, there is a fear that the production of overseas...