
- Exports and employment in China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea
- Kiyota, Kozo
- OECD
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Exports and employment in China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea
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Material Type | Report |
Author(English) |
Kiyota, Kozo |
Publisher |
[Paris] : OECD |
Date | 2014-08 |
Series Title; No | OECD Trade Policy Papers |
Pages | 39 |
Subject Country | China(Asia and Pacific) Indonesia(Asia and Pacific) Japan(Asia and Pacific) South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | English |
File Type | Link |
Subject | Economy < Trade Social Development < Employment |
Holding | OECD |
License | ![]() |
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of exports on employment in China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. It draws on input-output data for the period from 1995 to 2009 to estimate the effects on each industry's employment (i.e. direct effects) and on other industries' employment through intra-industry linkages (i.e. indirect effects). There are four major findings. First, at the aggregate level, the implied employment from exports increased in China, Japan and Korea. Second, at the industry level, exports and the shares of implied employment from exports increased in machinery-related industries such as Machinery (NEC), Electrical and Optical Equipment, and Transport Equipment in China, Indonesia and Korea. Third, although more than 80% of exports in the four study countries are from manufacturing industries, the employment effects are not limited to manufacturing industries. A significant number of workers in non-manufacturing industries depend upon manufacturing exports through vertical inter-industry linkages. (The rest omitted)