China's impact on regional employment
Propagation through input–output linkages and co‐location patterns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21543385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shuhei Kainuma (0000-0001-9964-6204, Department of Economics Stockholm University Stockholm Sweden, corresponding author), Yukiko U Saito (Faculty of Political Science and Economics Waseda University Tokyo Japan), Yukiko Saito (0000-0003-2314-6443, Waseda University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 3559-3601 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0378-5920 • E-ISSN: 1467-9701 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/twec.13251 |
| OpenAlex | W4211175576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
How do imports from China affect local labour markets in Japan? We examine this question using commuting zones as regional units and analysing shock propagation through supply chains and co‐location patterns. Applying the method proposed by Autor et al. (American Economic Review, 103, 2121, 2013) and Acemoglu, Autor et al. (Journal of Labor Economics, 34, S141, 2016), we examine the impact of import shocks on regional manufacturing employment using input–output tables which allows us to investigate the propagation of shocks to both upstream and downstream industries and to relate the regional impact to industry co‐location patterns. We find that the negative direct effect on local employment is underestimated in previous studies that do not consider the regional propagation of the shock through supply chains, especially the positive shock to downstream industries. Downstream industries in Japan, for example, significantly benefit from imports from China as they lower input prices and increase employment. In contrast to downstream industries, we find no significant impact on upstream industries. Our results imply that the direct negative effect on local labour markets is somewhat mitigated by effects on downstream industries within the same region
China · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Input–output model · Macroeconomics · Operations management · Global trade and economics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
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