The Role of Global Supply Chains in the Transmission of Shocks: Firm-Level Evidence from the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake

Christoph Boehm, Aaron Flaaen and Nitya Pandalai-Nayar

No 2016-05-02, FEDS Notes from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: The April 2016 Kumamoto earthquake in southwest Japan has sent ripple effects through global supply chains. Toyota, Honda and Sony halted most Japanese production following the quake, and more recently General Motors announced production stoppages at four North American plants, citing parts shortages. Such far-reaching consequences of natural disasters are not without precedent.

Date: 2016-05-02
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DOI: 10.17016/2380-7172.1765

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