Offshoring and Trade in East Asia: A Statistical Analysis

Japanese shares of export and manufacturing value-added in the global market have declined significantly, whereas those in China have risen sharply. This paper examines how recent increases in offshoring by Japanese firms relates to the changes in the composition of export, the structure of national...

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Published inAsian economic papers Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 101 - 124
Main Authors Wakasugi, Ryuhei, Ito, Banri, Tomiura, Eiichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published One Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA 02142-1209, USA MIT Press 01.10.2008
MIT Press Journals, The
SeriesAsian Economic Papers
Subjects
Exports
Manufacturing
Outsourcing
Statistical analysis
Studies
East Asia
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Summary:Japanese shares of export and manufacturing value-added in the global market have declined significantly, whereas those in China have risen sharply. This paper examines how recent increases in offshoring by Japanese firms relates to the changes in the composition of export, the structure of national production, and the international distribution of manufacturing value-added in Japan, China, East Asian countries, the United States, and European countries, on the basis of our original survey of Japanese firm's offshoring and the statistics of export and manufacturing production of these countries. It also discusses how the net cost saving of offshoring due to wage differentials and institutional factors will affect the sustainability of Japanese offshoring.
Bibliography:Fall, 2008
ISSN:1535-3516
1536-0083
DOI:10.1162/asep.2008.7.3.101