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Factoryless Goods Producers in Japan (Japanese)

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In parallel with the deepening of the global value chain (GVC), manufacturing companies in advanced countries are servitizing. In this respect, "factoryless goods producers" (FGPs) are attracting attention in the United States. On the other hand, in Japan, policymakers are interested in maintaining domestic manufacturing facilities to keep the ability to develop new products. This paper overviews the facts about the Japanese FGPs using micro data from the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Although a large number of Japanese FGPs are classified as information and communications or wholesale industries, some FGPs belong to the retail or service industries. The FGPs are larger in size and have higher productivity and wages compared with non-FGPs. The FGPs are investing intensively in intangible assets including research and development (R&D) and have large headquarters functions. Under the trend toward task-based international specialization, the growth of FGPs is expected to contribute to the earnings potential of the overall Japanese economy.

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  • MORIKAWA Masayuki, 2016. "Factoryless Goods Producers in Japan (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese) 16006, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    • Handle: RePEc:eti:rdpsjp:16006
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    1. MORIKAWA Masayuki, 2019. "Price Competition vs. Quality Competition: Evidence from a Survey," Discussion papers 19075, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    2. Iwasaki, Fusanori & Ueki, Yasushi, 2022. "From buyer-driven fragmented to consumer-driven vertically integrated value chains: a case study of Japanese apparel and accessory SMEs," IDE Discussion Papers 838, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    3. Chun, Hyunbae & Hur, Jung & Son, Nyeong Seon, 2021. "Global value chains and servicification of manufacturing: Evidence from firm-level data," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
    4. Diane Coyle & David Nguyen, 2019. "No plant, no problem? Factoryless manufacturing and economic measurement," Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) Discussion Papers ESCoE DP-2019-15, Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE).
    5. Morikawa, Masayuki, 2020. "Effects of outside directors on firms’ investments and performance: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in Japan," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 56(C).
    6. Hayakawa, Kazunobu & Mukunoki, Hiroshi, 2022. "How does additive manufacturing change trade?: evidence from trade in sound recordings," IDE Discussion Papers 848, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO).
    7. Roger Strange & John Humphrey, 2019. "What lies between market and hierarchy? Insights from internalization theory and global value chain theory," Journal of International Business Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Academy of International Business, vol. 50(8), pages 1401-1413, October.
    8. MORIKAWA Masayuki, 2017. "Are Part-time Employees Underpaid or Overpaid? Productivity–wage gaps in Japan," Discussion papers 17077, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    9. MATSUURA Toshiyuki, 2019. "Heterogeneous Impact of Import Competition on Firm Organization: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data," Discussion papers 19086, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

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