Plant Productivity, Keiretsu, and Agglomeration in the Japanese Automobile Industry: An Empirical Analysis Based on Micro-Data of Census of Manufactures 1981-1996

Keiko Ito

Hi-Stat Discussion Paper Series from Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Abstract: Using plant-level data underlying the Census of Manufactures, total factor productivity (TFP) growth and its determinants are analyzed for the Japanese automobile industry since 1980s. The average annual TFP growth rate from 1981 to 1996 was only about 0.6 percent for the automobile assembly industry and about 1.3 percent for the auto parts manufacturing industry. In the Japanese auto parts manufacturing industry, we found that R&D spillovers from assemblers had a significantly positive effect on the parts suppliers' TFP growth and that parts suppliers located near an assembly plant achieved higher TFP growth.

Keywords: Automobile Industry; Total Factor Productivity; Keiretsu; Agglomeration; R&D Spillover (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 L22 L23 L62 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-12
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