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Japanese Statistics Related with Cross-Border Outsourcing

In: Cross-Border Outsourcing and Boundaries of Japanese Firms

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  • Eiichi Tomiura

    (Hitotsubashi University)

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This chapter describes Japanese statistical data directly or indirectly related with cross-border outsourcingCross-border outsourcing . Our research introduced in later chapters of this book derives firm-level dataFirm-level data from some of these statistics. Pertinent statistics, even if we do not directly use their micro-data, are also covered in this chapter, as they are useful for our discussions of cross-border outsourcing. Most of the statistics are collected by the government, but we also refer to other related databases. This chapter explains basic information of each statistics; especially, it emphasizes the advantages and limitations involved in analyzing cross-border outsourcingCross-border outsourcing . Our description of Japanese statistics in EnglishEnglish is informative chiefly for international readers, as the explanations given by government agencies are mostly in Japanese languageJapanese language . This chapter can be a convenient summary of Japanese statistics on firms and plants from the perspective of outsourcingOutsourcing and offshoringOffshore sourcing/offshoring . Readers who do not plan to use Japanese data or are not interested in technical details of the dataset used in this research may skip this chapter.

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  • Eiichi Tomiura, 2018. "Japanese Statistics Related with Cross-Border Outsourcing," Advances in Japanese Business and Economics, in: Cross-Border Outsourcing and Boundaries of Japanese Firms, chapter 0, pages 53-73, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advchp:978-981-13-0035-6_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0035-6_4
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