Globalization and the choices of SMEs in the manufacturing sector: Looking at "borderline firms" using micro data

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Author(s)/Editor(s) Written by ITO Koji
Publisher Kyoto University Press
ISBN 978-4-8140-0361-7
Publication Date October 2021

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The small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector are gaining prominence as new players in international markets. This book presents a new empirical analysis model to capture the reality of the SMEs in the manufacturing sector, which is still in a state of flux and difficult to grasp. The image of "SMEs being squeezed by cheap imports" no longer applies in today's globalized world. This book is a new prescription for the global age, looking at the trends of small and medium-sized manufacturers who are coexisting with imports and planning to expand into international markets.

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Introduction: Toward empirical research that provides solutions --Aims and Structure of this Book
Chapter 1: Imports from East Asia and competition among domestic firms: The Impact of imports from China and ASEAN Countries on the manufacturing industry
Chapter 2: What the EPAs have done for domestic firms: The Impact on the manufacturing industry of imports from Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) parties
Chapter 3: The self-selection hypothesis of exporting: Characteristics of firms that initiate exports
Chapter 4: The learning-by exporting effect of exporting--Starting to export and the growth of business establishments
Chapter 5: Division of labor and business exports: The relationship between the establishment of independent headquarters and multiple business offices and the start of exports
Chapter 6: Withdrawal from export markets: An analysis of the attributes of export withdrawal firms
Chapter 7: Toward greater economic globalization: Policy implications of the analysis and recommendations for businesses

Appendix 1: Data used in this book
Appendix 2: Methodology for estimating total factor productivity
Appendix 3: Variables used in this book

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