Features of Japanese internationalized firms: Findings based on firm-level data

Ryuhei Wakasugi; Banri Ito; Toshiyuki Matsuura; Hitoshi Sato; Ayumu Tanaka; Yasuyuki Todo

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54532-3_2

Features of Japanese internationalized firms: Findings based on firm-level data

Ryuhei Wakasugi, Banri Ito, Toshiyuki Matsuura, Hitoshi Sato, Ayumu Tanaka, Yasuyuki Todo

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Abstract

By using firm-level data on the Japanese manufacturing industry, we examine and compare the characteristics of internationalized Japanese firms, namely firms that engage in exports and/or foreign direct investment (FDI), with those from selected European countries. We find that the productivity of internationalized firms is higher than that of domestic firms, thus confirming the findings of previous studies on Japan and other countries. In addition, we show that the productivity differences between domestic firms, exporters, and FDI firms are substantially smaller in Japan than they are in European countries. This finding suggests that productivity differences alone cannot determine the export or FDI behavior of Japanese firms.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Internationalization of Japanese Firms
Subtitle of host publication	Evidence from Firm-level Data
Publisher	Springer Japan
Pages	15-45
Number of pages	31
Volume	9784431545323
ISBN (Electronic)	9784431545323
ISBN (Print)	443154531X, 9784431545316
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54532-3_2
Publication status	Published - 2014 Dec 1

Keywords

Exports
Foreign direct investment
Productivity
Self-selection

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Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Business, Management and Accounting(all)

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