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Global Value Chains and Economic Development: A Firm-level Analysis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K01622
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

Urata Shujiro  早稲田大学, 国際学術院(アジア太平洋研究科), 名誉教授 (10185085)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 白 映旻  福山大学, 経済学部, 講師 (00844185)
横田 一彦  早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 教授 (40390819)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywordsグローバルバリューチェーン(GVC) / 生産性 / 多国籍企業 / 技術のスピルオーバー / グローバルバリューチェーン / 外国企業 / 賃金格差 / 水平的スピルオーバー / 垂直的スピルオーバー / 技術吸収能力 / 直接投資 / 国際貿易 / 国際投資 / 経済発展
Outline of Research at the Start

1980年代以降、多国籍企業は従来の全生産工程を本国に置き、生産された製品を外国に輸出するという戦略から、生産工程を分割し、分割した生産工程を複数の国々に配置するというフラグメンテーション戦略へと移行した。それらの生産工程を連結することで、多くの国々を巻き込む形でグローバルバリューチェーン(GVC)が形成されていった。GVC形成の動きは21世紀に入ると飛躍的に拡大した。その背景には、技術進歩、規制緩和、貿易・投資自由化政策などによる輸送および通信コストの大きな削減があった。
本研究では、アジア諸国を対象として、企業によるGVC参加の決定因を分析すると共にGVC参加による企業への影響を分析する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since the 1980s, multinational corporations have shifted from a strategy of placing all production processes in their home country to a fragmentation strategy that involves dividing the production processes and locating these processes in multiple countries. By linking these production processes, global value chains (GVCs) have been formed. The movement towards forming GVCs has expanded dramatically since the beginning of the 21st century because of significant reductions in transportation and communication costs due to technological advancements and trade and investment liberalization policies. This study analyzes the determinants of firm’s participation in GVCs and the impact of GVC participation on firms, focusing on Asian countries. The analysis revealed that firms with high productivity, advanced technology, large scale, and foreign capital have a higher rate of participation in GVCs and it was found that participation in GVCs contributes to the improvement of firm productivity.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

経済成長・経済発展は多くの国々にとって重要な目標となっている。経済成長の実現にあたっては生産性の向上が重要な役割を果たす。本研究では生産性の向上にあたっては、企業により構築されるグローバルバリューチェーンが大きく貢献することが示された。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Does the quality of bilateral investment treaties matter for outward foreign direct investment?2024

    • Author(s)
      Li Shi、Urata Shujiro、Zhao Long
    • Journal Title

      International Review of Economics & Finance

      Volume: 91 Pages: 207-218

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.iref.2024.01.026

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Does global value chain participation improve firm productivity? A study of selected ASEAN developing countries2023

    • Author(s)
      Baek Youngmin、Urata Shujiro
    • Journal Title

      Asian Economic Journal

      Volume: 37 Issue: 2 Pages: 232-260

    • DOI

      10.1111/asej.12304

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Impact of International Investment Agreements on Japanese <scp>FDI</scp> : A <scp>firm‐level</scp> analysis <sup>†</sup>2023

    • Author(s)
      Urata Shujiro、Baek Youngmin
    • Journal Title

      The World Economy

      Volume: - Issue: 8 Pages: 2306-2334

    • DOI

      10.1111/twec.13403

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Impacts of firm's GVC participation on productivity: A case of Japanese firms2022

    • Author(s)
      Urata Shujiro、Baek Youngmin
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japanese and International Economies

      Volume: 66 Pages: 101232-101232

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jjie.2022.101232

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Robustness and resilience of supply chains during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic2022

    • Author(s)
      Todo Yasuyuki、Oikawa Keita、Ambashi Masahito、Kimura Fukunari、Urata Shujiro
    • Journal Title

      The World Economy

      Volume: 00 Issue: 6 Pages: 1-30

    • DOI

      10.1111/twec.13372

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Sustainable Development Disciplines for Humanity2023

    • Author(s)
      Shujiro Urata, Kazuo Kuroda, Yoshiko Tonegawa, editors
    • Total Pages
      187
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Sustainable Development Disciplines for Society2023

    • Author(s)
      Shujiro Urata, Ken-ichi Akao, Ayu Washizu, editors
    • Total Pages
      254
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Enhancing SME Participation in Global Value Chains2021

    • Author(s)
      Shujiro Urata editor and author
    • Total Pages
      455
    • Publisher
      Asian Development Bank Institute
    • ISBN
      9784899742272
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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