This study uses micro-data on research and development, and finance of Japanese firms from 1995 to 2005 and examines the effect of knowledge spillover on the performance of firms. Four types of knowledge spillover are estimated and results of quantitative analysis on following the two topics are...

The air pollution of SO2 due to coal combustion has been a serious environmental problem in China. The objective of this study is to evaluate desulfurization activities to reduce air pollutions and health damages and to propose an optimal environmental policy in Tianjin. The computer simulation...

In this research, the environmental and energy technologies suitable for both city and rural area in China are introduced and the effects of environmental improvement due to the installation of these technologies are evaluated. Tianjin city are selected as the area that have both city and rural...

This study addresses the case of Tianjin in China and seeks a suitable environmental policy for the region. The Tianjin inter-regional input-output table is estimated and the economic and environmental impacts of environmental conservation technologies are measured. This study investigates the...

It is noteworthy that the cross-border technology flow has increased rapidly with progress of globalization in recent years. Although the issue on how intellectual property rights (IPRs) affect the international technology flow is of great interest, the empirical study using micro-data is not...

In response to the attention to the innovation which planned economic growth, the government of each country has announced successively the innovation strategy in recent years. The policymaker is asked for arguing regarding the innovation policy which can be equal to globalization currently...

This paper examines the determinants of individuals' preferences of trade policies, using micro data on the policy preferences of 10,000 individuals in Japan. Particularly, we focus on the effect of regional factors on trade policy preferences, considering the fact that there is a significant...

The issue on the growth and its variation of intra-firm trade of intermediate inputs is of great interest in international economics. This paper examines the determinants of intra-firm trade by shedding light not only on factor price and trade cost but also on the organizational form in terms of...

Using firm-level data for the Japanese manufacturing sector, we examine characteristics of internationalized firms, i.e., firms engaging in export and/or foreign direct investment (FDI), and compare these characteristics with those for selected European countries. We find that internationalized...

This paper empirically examines the relation between a firm's productivity and its joint decision of research and development (R&D) strategy and exporting, based on Japanese firm-level data and the simple theoretical framework that extends the firm heterogeneity model so that both internal and...