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Propagation of Export Shocks: The Great Recession in Japan

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  • Toshihiko Mukoyama

  • Kanato Nakakuni

  • Makoto Nirei

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This study analyzes the Japanese economy during the Great Recession period (2007-2009). The Japanese GDP dropped significantly during this period, despite limited exposure to the US housing market, and exports also declined sharply. Motivated by this fact, we construct a multi-sector, multi-region small open economy model. Each region has a representative consumer, and regions and sectors are linked through inter-regional input-output tables and consumers’ final demand. We measure the export shocks in each region-sector using trade statistics. Using our model, we quantitatively evaluate how the decline in export demand propagates throughout the country. We find that export shocks account for a significant portion of the GDP decline in many regions. To inspect the mechanism, we conduct counterfactual exercises in which we examine the change in GDP resulting from an export shock in a specific industry-region. The propagation is decomposed within and across regions, as well as within and across sectors.

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  • Toshihiko Mukoyama & Kanato Nakakuni & Makoto Nirei, 2025. "Propagation of Export Shocks: The Great Recession in Japan," CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series crctr224_2025_711, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany.
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    • D57 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Input-Output Tables and Analysis
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
    • F44 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Business Cycles
    • R15 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Econometric and Input-Output Models; Other Methods

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