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Economic Analysis on Uncertainty, Trade and Firms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H02531
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Economic policy
Research InstitutionResearch Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry

Principal Investigator

Zhang Hongyong  独立行政法人経済産業研究所, 研究グループ, 上席研究員 (80707878)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 千賀 達朗  慶應義塾大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (80795237)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,390,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥11,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,760,000)
Keywords不確実性 / 貿易投資 / 企業 / ミクロデータ / 不確実性と企業 / コロナショック / 国際生産ネットワーク / 企業行動 / 経済政策 / 通商政策 / 多国籍企業 / 事業計画 / 投資雇用 / 直接投資 / 輸出 / 予測 / 企業による期待形成 / 投資
Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the financial support from JSPS, we conducted two waves of Business Plans and Expectations Survey (BPES) on Japanese firms in 2017 and 2020. We elicit five-bin subjective probability distributions about future sales to construct a measure of firms' expectations and uncertainty. With this measure, we investigate how business expectations and uncertainty changed after the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in China starting in January 2020. Our findings are summarized in RIETI discussion paper in October 2020 and the paper has been accepted for publication at the Japanese Economic Review special issue on Covid-19. In addition, during our project period, we have published 13 working papers and among which 5 papers are published at refereed journals.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、世界経済と日本経済の先行き不確実性が高まっている。経済の基調判断および見通しが不確実性に言及することは多いが、不確実性の計測は難しい。本研究では、企業が直面する不確実性を計測できないかという問題意識のもと、独自の企業調査を実施した。ショックが企業の将来見通しについてどのように影響を与えるか分析した結果、ショックに直面すると、企業の売上見通しが下方修正される前に、見通しの分散が上昇することが分かった。企業が悲観に振れる前に不確実性を認識するという結果は、本企業サーベイから得られた新しい知見であり、経済の現状および先行き見通しを担当する政策担当者にも有益なものと思われる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (81 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (13 results) Journal Article (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 12 results,  Open Access: 15 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results) Presentation (35 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 24 results,  Invited: 16 results) Remarks (13 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Queen Mary University of London(英国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Clemson University/Columbia University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Fudan University/The University of Hong Kong(中国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Queen Mary University of London(英国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Clemson University/Columbia University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] The University of Hong Kong/Fudan University(中国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] OECD(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] クイーン・メアリー(ロンドン大学)(英国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 香港大学(中国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] スタンフォード大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] クイーン・メアリー (ロンドン大学)(英国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 香港大学(香港)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] スタンフォード大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Production Networks: Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms2021

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      Covid Economics

      Volume: 72 Pages: 26-67

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Measuring Business-Level Expectations and Uncertainty: Survey Evidence and the COVID-19 Pandemic2020

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, SENGA Tatsuro, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 20-E-081 Pages: 1-27

    • NAID

      210000167703

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Production Networks: Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms2020

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 21-E-014 Pages: 1-43

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Information Acquisition and Price Setting under Uncertainty: New Survey Evidence2020

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, SENGA Tatsuro, SUN Chang, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 20-E-078 Pages: 1-52

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Moving Out of China? Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms2020

    • Author(s)
      Changyuan LUO, Chunxiao SI, Hongyong ZHANG
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 20-E-077 Pages: 1-43

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Networks of Foreign Affiliates: Evidence from Japanese Micro-Data2020

    • Author(s)
      Francesca Spinelli, Dorothee Rouzet, Hongyong Zhang
    • Journal Title

      The World Economy

      Volume: 43 Issue: 7 Pages: 1841-1867

    • DOI

      10.1111/twec.12963

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations2019

    • Author(s)
      SUN Chang, TAO Zhigang, YUAN Hongjie, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 19-E-050 Pages: 1-37

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Learning from Siblings within Multinational Firms2019

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, SUN Chang, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 19-E-053 Pages: 1-45

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Understanding the International Mobility of Chinese Temporary Workers2019

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      The World Economy

      Volume: 42 Issue: 3 Pages: 738-758

    • DOI

      10.1111/twec.12733

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Aggregate Consequences of Credit Subsidy Policies: Firm Dynamics and Misallocation2019

    • Author(s)
      JO Hwan, SENGA Tatsuro
    • Journal Title

      Review of Economic Dynamics

      Volume: 32 Pages: 68-93

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.red.2019.01.002

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Trade liberalization, agency problem and aggregate productivity2019

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Journal Title

      European Economic Review

      Volume: 111 Pages: 421-442

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.11.006

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Comparative Statics of Optimal Hierarchies2019

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, SUEN Wing
    • Journal Title

      American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Outward FDI and Domestic Input Distortions: Evidence from Chinese Firms2019

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, TIAN Wei, YU Miaojie
    • Journal Title

      Economic Journal

      Volume: 印刷中

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Expectation Formation and Firm Activities: New Evidence from a Business Outlook Survey in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, SENGA Tatsuro, SUN Chang, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper

      Volume: 18-E-059 Pages: 1-27

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Political Connections and Antidumping Investigations: Evidence from China2018

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      China Economic Review

      Volume: 50 Pages: 34-41

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.chieco.2018.03.001

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Production Chains, Exchange Rate Shocks and Firm Performance2018

    • Author(s)
      LI Zhigang, WEI Shang-Jin, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper

      Volume: 18-E-058 Pages: 1-40

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A New Look at Uncertainty Shocks: Imperfect Information and Misallocation2018

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Journal Title

      Working Papers 763, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance

      Volume: 763 Pages: 1-43

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng, SENGA Tatsuro, SUN Chang, ZHANG Hongyong
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper

      Volume: 18-E-010 Pages: 1-75

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 企業行動は変えられるか 先行き懸念強く 慎重姿勢2018

    • Author(s)
      千賀達朗
    • Journal Title

      日本経済新聞「経済教室」

      Volume: 日刊 Pages: 31-31

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Expectation Formation over the Firm’s Life Cycle2021

    • Author(s)
      Cheng Chen, Tatsuro Senga, Chang Sun, Hongyong Zhang
    • Organizer
      ASSA Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Moving Out of China? Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms2021

    • Author(s)
      Hongyong Zhang
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Trade and Development
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Technical Standards, Product Quality and Trade Diversion: Firm-level Evidence2021

    • Author(s)
      Hongyong Zhang
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Microdata Research Project FY2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations2020

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      2020 International Workshop on Trade and Firm Networks -The 7th Tokyo Trade and Network Workshp
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Learning from Siblings within Multinational Firms2020

    • Author(s)
      Chang SUN
    • Organizer
      American Economic Association Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations2019

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      日本国際経済学会第78回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The US-China Trade War: Implications for Japan’s Global Value Chains2019

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      Workshop on "Geo-Economic and Geostrategic Dimensions of Great Power Competition in the 21st Century"
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations2019

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      Open Economy & International Economics Seminar (Fudan University)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The Impact of the US-China Trade War on Japanese Multinational Corporations2019

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      The Economic Consequences of Trade, Finance and FDI Conference (Peking University)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Learning from Siblings within Multinational Firms2019

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      Western Economic Association International 94th Annual Conference (San Francisco)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Learning from Siblings within Multinational Firms2019

    • Author(s)
      Chang SUN
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Trade Seminars
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Learning from Siblings within Multinational Firms2019

    • Author(s)
      Cheng CHEN
    • Organizer
      Midwest International Trade Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Production Chains, Exchange Rate Shocks, and Firm Performance2019

    • Author(s)
      張紅詠
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Exchange Rate, Capital Flows & Trade Flows
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Business Plans and Expectations Survey: Results from Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Conference on Uncertainty and Economic Activity: Measurement, Facts and Fiction 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      NBER Summer Institute
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Trade Seminars Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Econometric Society China Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Barcelona GSE summer forum
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Production Chains, Exchange Rate Shocks and Firm Performance2018

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      Asia Global Workshop 2018, Economics of Globalization
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Production Chains, Exchange Rate Shocks and Firm Performance2018

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      China-Japan Youth Conference on Trade, Exchange Rate and Labor
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute2018

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      European Trade Study Group Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute2018

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Trade Seminars Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute2018

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on the World and Asian Economy-The 5th Tokyo Network Workshop-
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Business Plans and Expectations Survey: Results from Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Organizer
      RIETI International Workshop: Uncertainty, Trade and Firms
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Organizer
      Bristol Macro Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Organizer
      Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Organizer
      Yale University Seminars
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Organizer
      University of Cambridge Seminars
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2018

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      University of Tokyo Seminars
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Production Chains, Exchange Rate Shocks and Firm Performance2017

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      Comparative Analysis of Enterprise Data Conference、ソウル(韓国)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2017

    • Author(s)
      SENGA Tatsuro
    • Organizer
      CESifo/Ifo Conference on Macroeconomics and Survey Data 2017、ミュンヘン(ドイツ)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2017

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Queen Mary University of London、ロンドン(英国)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute2017

    • Author(s)
      ZHANG Hongyong
    • Organizer
      Fudan University、上海(中国)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Uncertainty, Imperfect Information, and Learning in the International Market2017

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Midwest International Trade Meeting、ダラス(米国)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Firm Expectations and Investment: Evidence from the China-Japan Island Dispute2017

    • Author(s)
      CHEN Cheng
    • Organizer
      Econometric Society Asian Meeting、香港
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 経済産業研究所 張研究室

    • URL

      https://www.rieti.go.jp/users/zhang-hong-yong/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Queen Mary University of London 千賀研究室

    • URL

      http://tatsuro-senga.net/research.html

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Clemson University, Cheng Chen

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/view/chengchenwebpage/research?authuser=0

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] The University of Hong Kong, Chang Sun

    • URL

      https://pweb.fbe.hku.hk/~sunc/research.html

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 経済産業研究所 張研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      https://www.rieti.go.jp/users/zhang-hong-yong/

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Queen Mary University of London 千賀研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://tatsuro-senga.net/index.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 経済産業研究所(RIETI)張研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      https://www.rieti.go.jp/users/zhang-hong-yong/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] クイーン・メアリー (ロンドン大学)千賀研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://tatsuro-senga.net/index.html

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 香港大学陳研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://www.sef.hku.hk/~ccfour/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] スタンフォード大学Bloom研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      https://nbloom.people.stanford.edu/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] RIETI張研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/projects/program_2016/pg-02/008.html

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] クイーン・メアリー (ロンドン大学)千賀研究室

    • URL

      http://tatsuro-senga.net/research.html

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 香港大学陳研究室

    • URL

      http://www.sef.hku.hk/~ccfour/

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] RIETI International Workshop: Uncertainty, Trade and Firms2018

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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