Structural Change of Japanese and Asian Countries Trade in High-technology Products

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the changing relative competitive position of Japanese and Asian countries high-technology industries by analyzing international trade flows both in 142 high-technology products, which are defined according to SITC Rev. 2 and classified into the three groupings namely consumer products, capital products, and intermediate products.A summary of my main conclusion is as follows:1. the competitive position of Japanese industry as a whole is still high over the period 1980∼1998;2. the competitive position of the each industry and each product group is different;3. among the industries, the position of Telecommunications equipment, TV, gramophones declined;4. among the three groupings, the position of consumer products are declining;5. intermediate products account for the largest element in all high-technology exports and imports;6. structure of the international splitting up of production processes are considered;7. there are Regional complementarity of comparative advantages and technological competences in Asian market;8. Asian countries including Japan keep competitiveness and comparative advantages against North America, Europe;9. substitutive forces and complementary forces between trade and FDI can be investigated.
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