Production Offshoring and Investment by Japanese Firms

Production Offshoring and Investment by Japanese Firms
ISBN-10
1513557297
ISBN-13
9781513557298
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
20
Language
English
Published
2015-07-30
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Authors
Mr.Joong Kang, Shi Piao

Description

We trace Japanese corporate investment across different types of firms over the past decades and estimate the main determinants of investment. We find that there are differences in investment behavior between firms expanding abroad and those operating mainly in domestic markets. On the back of a trend increase in production offshoring, investment by large companies, especially those in the transportation sector, is more positively associated with cash flow while responding less to Q ratio. These findings are consistent with the subdued recovery of private investment in recent years despite booming stock markets and the large build up of cash holdings by Japanese corporates.

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