Deep Integration, Global Firms, and Technology Spillovers.

• Superior document: Advances in Japanese Business and Economics Series ; v.26
• Author: Jinji, Naoto.
• TeilnehmendeR: Zhang, Xingyuan.; Haruna, Shoji.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Advances in Japanese Business and Economics Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (191 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Background of the Study -- 1.1.1 Globalization and the Proliferation of Regionalism -- 1.1.2 Global Firms and Production Networks in the East Asian Region -- 1.1.3 Innovation and Diffusion of Knowledge -- 1.2 Overview of the Book -- 2 The Trend of Deep Regional Integration -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Shallow and Deep Regional Integration -- 2.2.1 The Concept of Shallow and Deep Regional Trade Agreements -- 2.2.2 Countries' Motivation for Deepening Regional Trade Agreements -- 2.3 Measurement of Deep Regional Integration -- 2.3.1 WTO-Plus and WTO-Extra Policy Areas -- 2.3.2 Depth and Breadth -- 2.4 Data on the Content of Deep Trade Agreements -- 2.4.1 Content of the Deep Trade Agreements Database -- 2.4.2 Deep Trade Agreements Database 2.0 -- 2.4.3 DESTA Dataset -- 2.5 The State of Deep Regional Integration -- 2.5.1 The State of Deep RTAs in the World -- 2.5.2 The State of Deep RTAs in the Asia-Pacific Region -- 2.6 The Impact of Deep Regional Integration -- 2.6.1 Deep Regional Integration and Global Firms -- 2.6.2 Deep Regional Integration and Technology Spillovers -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 3 Which Aspect of Firm Performance is Important for the Choice of Globalization Mode? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Data and Variables -- 3.2.1 Data -- 3.2.2 Measures of Globalization Activity -- 3.2.3 Measures of Firm Performance -- 3.3 Estimation Strategy -- 3.4 Empirical Results -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4 Does Tobin's q Matter for a Firm's Choice of Globalization Mode? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Theory and Hypotheses -- 4.3 Data and Variables -- 4.3.1 Data -- 4.3.2 Indexes of Globalization Activity -- 4.3.3 Tobin's q and TFP -- 4.4 Estimation Strategy -- 4.5 Empirical Results.

4.5.1 The Relationships of Tobin's q and TFP to the Degree of the Firm's Engagement in Globalization Modes -- 4.5.2 Tobin's q and the Relative Choice of Globalization Modes -- 4.5.3 Robustness of the Results -- 4.5.4 TFP and the Relative Choice of Globalization Modes -- 4.6 Conclusion -- 5 Trade Patterns and International Technology Spillovers: Theory and Evidence from Japanese and European Patent Citations -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Basic Model -- 5.3 Trade Between Two Countries -- 5.3.1 A Two-Country Setting -- 5.3.2 Technology Spillovers -- 5.3.3 Trade Patterns and Technology Spillovers -- 5.4 Empirical Analysis -- 5.4.1 Estimation Framework -- 5.4.2 Data -- 5.4.3 Estimation Results -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 6 Vertical Versus Horizontal Foreign Direct Investment and Technology Spillovers -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Data -- 6.2.1 Data on Patent Citations and Japanese Firms' FDI -- 6.2.2 Types of FDI -- 6.3 The Empirical Model -- 6.4 Empirical Results -- 6.4.1 Basic Findings -- 6.4.2 Estimating with an Endogenous Switching Model -- 6.4.3 Alternative Estimations -- 6.5 A Simple Model of FDI and Technology Spillovers -- 6.5.1 Production and Supply -- 6.5.2 Technology Spillovers -- 6.5.3 FDI and Technology Spillovers: HFDI -- 6.5.4 FDI and Technology Spillovers: VFDI -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 7 Do Deep Regional Trade Agreements Enhance International Technology Spillovers? Depth, Breadth, and Heterogeneity -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Empirical Framework -- 7.2.1 The Depth and Breadth Indexes -- 7.2.2 RTA Dummies -- 7.2.3 Empirical Model and Strategy -- 7.3 Description of the Data -- 7.4 Empirical Results -- 7.4.1 The Depth of RTAs -- 7.4.2 The Breadth of RTAs -- 7.4.3 Heterogeneous Effects of RTAs by the United States and the EU -- 7.4.4 Robustness Check -- 7.5 Conclusion -- 8 Conclusion and Policy Implications -- 8.1 Summary of the Main Findings.

8.1.1 The Trend of Deep Regional Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region -- 8.1.2 Firm Performance and the Choice of Globalization Mode -- 8.1.3 The Impact of Trade/FDI on Technology Spillovers -- 8.1.4 Deep Regional Integration and Technology Spillovers -- 8.2 Policy Implications -- 8.2.1 Policies to Support the Globalization Activities of Firms -- 8.2.2 Policies to Facilitate International Technology Spillovers -- 8.3 Direction for Future Research -- 8.3.1 Political Trilemma of the World Economy -- 8.3.2 National Security and Non-trade Issues -- 8.3.3 Network Dynamics of Deep RTAs from the Perspective of Depth and Breadth in Relation to Technology Spillovers -- Appendix References -- -- Index.