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Do Keiretsu Really Hinder FDI into Japanese Manufacturing?

Kimino, Satomi; Driffield, Nigel; Saal, David

Authors

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Dr Satomi Kimino S.Kimino@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in International Business and UG Education Lead for Marketing, Management and Business Subject Group

Nigel Driffield

David Saal



Abstract

This paper examines an issue that has received considerable comment but little analysis. It has often been argued that the presence of the keiretsu in Japan has been instrumental in deterring multinational firms from entering Japan, though evidence for this is patchy. We present some new analysis of this issue, thereby evaluating the effects of keiretsu on inward investment penetration in Japan. In contrast to previous work in this area, our results suggest that there is little relationship between inward FDI and keiretsu networks, once one controls for endogeneity and unobservable heterogeneity. The results illustrate some important interaction effects between keiretsu and other explanatory variables that explain differences in inward investment penetration. © 2012 Copyright International Journal of the Economics of Business.

Citation

Kimino, S., Driffield, N., & Saal, D. (2012). Do Keiretsu Really Hinder FDI into Japanese Manufacturing?. International journal of the economics of business, 19(3), 377-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/13571516.2012.715273

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Oct 24, 2012
Publication Date Nov 1, 2012
Deposit Date Jun 20, 2019
Journal International Journal of the Economics of Business
Print ISSN 1357-1516
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 19
Issue 3
Pages 377-395
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13571516.2012.715273
Keywords Keiretsu; FDI; Market Structure JEL classifications: F23, L60 L41
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1440393
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13571516.2012.715273