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A Disturbed Airport and Diverted Exports: Evidence from Typhoon Jebi

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  • Toshihiro Okubo

    (Keio University and PRI)

  • Akira Sasahara

    (Keio University and PRI)

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This study investigates the impact of the closure of Japan's major international port on firm export behavior. In 2018, Typhoon Jebi directly struck Kansai International Airport (KIX), caused a two-week shutdown of the airport. Utilizing this event as a natural experiment, we examine the stability of logistic infrastructure achieved through the diversion of air exports to other airports, as well as the sectoral heterogeneity of this response. We find that the airport closure resulted in a diversion of exports to other airports, leading to a decline in total air exports only during the week of the typhoon's impact. While exports through non-KIX airports increased, these effects persisted for five to nine weeks. The extent of trade diversion was smaller in the machinery and transport equipment sectors. Our findings suggest that the disruption caused by a temporary airport closure can have substantial short-term impacts but does not result in permanent or long-lasting effects.

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  • Toshihiro Okubo & Akira Sasahara, 2025. "A Disturbed Airport and Diverted Exports: Evidence from Typhoon Jebi," Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series DP2025-014, Institute for Economics Studies, Keio University.
    • Handle: RePEc:keo:dpaper:dp2025-014
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • N75 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Asia including Middle East

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