Japan, China, and Germany (Western reference country). Customer satisfaction is higher in Japan than China for goods and … perceived value (difference moderated by switching costs), public brand image, and quality expectations in Japan than China …. Economic differences between developed (Japan, Germany) and emerging (China) markets influence consumer preference structures …

known as the 'S curve'. In this study, we evaluate this phenomenon for trade between China and Japan in 73 individual …

imports in major Northeast Asian countries, namely, China, Japan, and South Korea. Research on NGI seasonality might provide … South Korea and Japan exhibit clearly identifiable seasonality. In Japan, NGIs exceed their average levels in January …, February, July, August, September, and December; that is, Japan imports more natural gas during the winter and summer. In South …

period 1550–1630. We add evidence from Japan and China from the early modern period until 1800 to obtain a human capital …

With the rise of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the world’s largest trading nation (measured by trade …

As all eyes are on the strategy and policy measures of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to push the international …

countries and analyze the impact of a supply shock in an emerging economy, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), on inflation … rates in two developed economies, the United States (US) and Japan. We demonstrate that the assumed asymmetric trade … supply shock in the PRC. Specifically, Japan is under a greater deflationary pressure than the US because of its vertical …