Reconsidering the Backward Vertical Linkages of Foreign Affiliates: Evidence from Japanese Multinationals

Kozo Kiyota, Toshiyuki Matsuura, Shujiro Urata and Yuhong Wei
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Yuhong Wei: Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

No 563, Working Papers from Research Seminar in International Economics, University of Michigan

Abstract: This paper examines the determinants of the backward vertical linkages of Japanese foreign affiliates in manufacturing for the period 1994-2000, focusing on the local backward linkages, or local procurements in the host country. Our major findings are twofold. First, the unobserved affiliate-specific characteristics explain the large part of the variation of the backward linkages among foreign affiliates. Second, the experience of the affiliate has positive and sometimes non-linear impacts on local procurements for the affiliates, especially in Southeast Asia and China.

Keywords: Vertical Backward Linkages; Foreign Direct Investment; Local Procurements; Southeast Asia; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D21 F10 F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2007
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