Global production sharing and the FDI-trade nexus: New evidence from the Japanese automobile industry

Shuhei Nishitateno

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    Abstract

    The growing importance of global production sharing makes the nexus between outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade in intermediate goods ever more important. This study employs newly-constructed product-level data covering 32 products and 49 host countries over the period 1993-2008 and finds evidence that FDI by upstream firms leads to additional exports of intermediate goods from the home country. The finding of a complementary relationship between FDI and intermediate exports from Japan runs counter to the popular view that the growing overseas activity of multinational enterprises could replace intermediate exports from a home country, thereby depriving the home country of job opportunities.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)64-80
    JournalJournal of the Japanese and International Economies
    Volume27
    Issue number2013
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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