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Concentration, subcontract and exports in Japanese Manufacturing Industries
Author(s) -
Doi Noriyuki
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
managerial and decision economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-1468
pISSN - 0143-6570
DOI - 10.1002/mde.4090090205
Subject(s) - manufacturing , business , industrial organization , control (management) , international trade , economics , marketing , management
This paper examines the effects of industrial concentration, subcontract and other control variables on export behavior in Japan's manufacturing industry for 1976–80. The primary findings are: (1) concentration has a positive and significant impact on exports; (2) subcontract has a positive and significant effect on exports; (3) research and development activity has no impact on exports.