The volume is a collection of papers on 'M&A in Japan - a new instrument for corporate policy', with a special emphasis on small and medium firms, presented at a workshop in December 1999. The first contribution gives an overview of international M&A in recent years. Next, preliminery results of...

Dieses Arbeitspapier ist das Ergebnis eines ostasienwissenschaftlichen Seminars der Universität Duisburg zu den deutschen/europäischen außenpolitischen und außenwirtschaftspolitischen Beziehungen mit Japan, dessen Zielsetzung die Erstellung eines Gutachtens für das Auswärtige Amt war...

Das Papier gibt drei Beiträge zu einer Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Workshopreihe 'Ordnung und Organisation der japanischen Wirtschaft' wieder. Stefan Voigt führt in Annahmen, Analysemethoden und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten der institutionenökonomischen Theorie ein. Dirk Wentzel greift auf die...

The author takes a close look at bilateral German-Japanese trade and direct investment data, employing various techniques (intensity indicators, RCA, intra-industry trade). It turns out that German-Japanese trade and FDI links are indeed rather limited, as has frequently been stated. A number of...

The author takes a close look at bilateral German-Japanese trade and direct investment data, employing various techniques (intensity indicators, RCA, intra-industry trade). It turns out that German-Japanese trade and FDI links are indeed rather limited, as has frequently been stated. A number of...

Erfolgreiche Geschäfte im anspruchsvollen japanischen Markt sind für deutsche Unternehmendurchaus möglich - entsprechendes Engagement und planvolle Vorbereitungvorausgesetzt. Dies hatte eine 1996 im Auftrag der Gesellschaft für WirtschaftsförderungNordrhein-Westfalen mbH vom...

Whereas in recent years most studies on the regional cooperation in Pacific Asia were devoted to matters of the so-called “real economy”, since the East Asian financial crisis of 1997/98 set in, interest in monetary and financial matters has immensely increased. This paper is about the...

It is frequently contended that as for research and development (R&D), the scientific basis of innovation, Japan has been a freerider with respect to the international community. It is generally accepted, both within and outside the country, that, be that as it may, Japan as an important...

Nobuko Inagawa has written an excellent paper on the relevance of Japanese experiences for a successful integration of Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) into the world economy. Talking about the case of Japan is particularly interesting - and potentially controversial - compared...

Can Japan mobilise enough venture capital to finance its promising venture firms and to support its advance into high-tech? The authors use institutional economics, and the principal-agent as well as the transaction cost approach in particular to answer this question. Firstly, a number of...