Overview
This project mainly conducts empirical analyses on the relationship between international trade/ foreign direct investment (FDI) and the environment/energy at the firm-level and product-level. It is motivated by the fact that Japanese firms have a competitive advantage in energy-saving technologies and eco-products, whereas constraints from domestic energy supply and environmental regulations could affect their location choice and globalization strategy. The main issues in this project include: (1) globalization of firms and their energy efficiency/emissions, (2) the environmental impact of Japanese FDI and the environmental spillovers to local firms in the host countries, (3) international comparison of the environmental and energy consciousness of consumers and the analysis of standards and labeling, (4) the environmental effects of durable goods with addressing the issue of trade in second-hand goods.
October 7, 2013 - September 30, 2015
Major Research Results
2015
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 15-E-135
"Demand for Secondhand Goods and Consumers' Preference in Developing Countries: An analysis using the field experimental data of Vietnamese consumers" (HIGASHIDA Keisaku and Nguyen Ngoc MAI) - 15-E-130
"Does Exporting Improve Firms' CO₂ Emissions Intensity and Energy Intensity? Evidence from" (JINJI Naoto) - 15-E-107
"The Role of the Precautionary and Polluter Pays Principles in Assessing Compensation" (ISHIKAWA Tomoko) - 15-E-063
"Consumer Valuations of Energy Efficiency Investments: The case of Vietnam's air conditioner market" (MATSUMOTO Shigeru and OMATA Yukiko) - 15-J-057
"Environmental Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: Firm-level evidence from Vietnamese manufacturing" (JINJI Naoto and TSURUMI Tetsuya) - 15-J-056
"Countervailing Duties on Green Goods: Implications for the WTO rules" (YOMOGIDA Morihiro) - 15-J-046
"International Trade and Private Standards: Discussions in the WTO and initiatives outside the WTO" (NAIKI Yoshiko)
