@article{db96650505714f86ad39ef2cd5a0c0fb,
title = "Heterogeneous impact of import competition on firm organisation: Evidence from Japanese firm-level data",
abstract = "This study empirically investigates the effect of import competition on within-firm employment reorganisation using a Japanese firm-level dataset covering the period of 1997–2014. Moreover, this study examines whether the import competition against low-income countries leads to a shift from a manufacturing activity to non-manufacturing activity, such as headquarters{\textquoteright} services, wholesale, retail or R&D. Furthermore, this study explored the heterogeneity of the impacts of import competition according to firm size. Findings reveal that competition from Chinese imports induces manufacturing firms to increase the share of service workers, particularly workers that engage in wholesale, retail and other service activities.",
keywords = "firm reorganisation, import competition, servitisation",
author = "Toshiyuki Matsuura",
note = "Funding Information: This study is conducted as a part of the project {\textquoteleft}A Study of the Effects of Trade Policy: A Microdata Analysis of Japan from the 1990s to 2010s,{\textquoteright} undertaken at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI). I thank Tadashi Ito, Eiichi Tomiura, Masayuki Morikawa, Jung Hur, Jota Ishikawa, Taiji Furusawa and other seminar participants at the JSIE annual conference, Niigata Prefecture University, University of Hawaii, Kyoto University, Western Economic Association International. I also thank the editor and an anonymous reviewer for providing thoughtful comments. This study uses data from the questionnaire information based on the {\textquoteleft}Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}Census of Manufacturer{\textquoteright} (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI) and {\textquoteleft}Economic Census for Business Activity{\textquoteright} (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). I acknowledge the financial support of JSPS Kakenhi (grant no. 18K01619) and the Nomura Foundation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2022",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1111/twec.13215",
language = "English",
volume = "45",
pages = "2251--2269",
journal = "World Economy",
issn = "0378-5920",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "7",
}