Papers - ENDOH Masahiro

Japan’s Policy Choices for Managing Import Shocks on Jobs and Wages

Masahiro Endoh

The International Economy (The Japan Society of International Economics)  28 2026

Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted,  ISSN  2186-6074

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Impact of Inbound Tourism on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Japanese commuting zone-level data

T Matsuura, M Endoh, H Saito

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Discussion papers  2026

An Empirical Investigation on International Trade using Japan’s Customs Data

Keiko Ito, Masahiro Endoh, Toshihiro Okubo, Akira Sasahara, Naoto Jinji, Toshiyuki Matsuura

Financial Review  ( 160 ) 5 - 36 2025.06

Margins, Concentration, and the Performance of Firms in International Trade: Evidence from Japanese Customs Data

Keiko Ito, Masahiro Endoh, Naoto Jinji, Toshiyuki Matsuura, Toshihiro Okubo, Akira Sasahara

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (Elsevier BV)  75   101340 2025.03

Accepted,  ISSN  0889-1583

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Inbound Tourism and Tourists’ Preferences for Accommodation Quality

H Saito, T Matsuura, M Endoh

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Discussion papers  2025

The Impact of Inbound Tourism on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Japanese commuting zone-level data (Japanese)

T Matsuura, M Endoh, H Saito

Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Discussion Papers …  2025

Intrafirm carry-along trade

M Endoh, U Yoshimoto, K Itō

Research Department, Policy Research Institute, MOF  2025

The Effect of Regional Import Shocks on Job Flows in Japanese Manufacturing Establishments

Masahiro Endoh

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (Elsevier BV)  74   101337 2024.12

Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted,  ISSN  0889-1583

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Using a dataset of all Japanese manufacturing establishments in 2006 and 2016 and industry- and region-level import shocks, this study examined the impact of the China Shock on the job flows of establishments. Regression analyses found that the industry-level import shock increased the probability of exiting in only a few groups. Interestingly, small establishments in single-unit firms located in non-agglomerated regions adopted a hibernation strategy to cope with the region-level import shock. Furthermore, surviving establishments in this category accelerated both job creation and destruction in response to these two import shocks, thereby amplifying the overall magnitude of job flows. These results became observable owing to the use of establishment-level observations and a detailed classification of job flows.

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Comments by Masahiro Endoh, on Change from the COVID-19 Pandemic to a New Normal: Documenting Consumption Behavior of Two Years with Big Data

M Endoh

Asian Economic Papers 23 (1), 173-174  2024

The China Shock and Job Reallocation in Japan

Masahiro Endoh

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 68   101257 2023.06

Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted

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An Empirical Investigation on International Trade Using Japan’s Customs Data

K Ito, M Endoh, T Okubo, A Sasahara, N Jinji, T Matsuura

PRI Discussion Paper Series  2023

The China shock and supply chains: when rising imports raise exports

J Choi, M Endoh, A Sasahara

Unpublished manuscript, University of Hawai ‘i at Manoa and Keio University  2023

The Impact of Firms’ International Trade on Domestic Suppliers: The Case of Japan

Masahiro Endoh

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (Elsevier BV)  63   101188 2022.03

Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted,  ISSN  0889-1583

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This study revisits the propagation of trade effects through inter-firm transactions with upstream domestic firms on five types of business indices. It uses Japanese buyer–seller relationship data constructed by applying more suitable criteria for sampling firms. The results show that upstream manufacturing firms lower the probability of closing by selling their products to downstream manufacturing firms which increase their exports or imports. Interestingly, few unfavorable outcomes of indirect trade shocks were observed. These findings suggest that the economic impact of firms’ international trade on upstream suppliers is more nuanced than just a substitute or complement between international and domestic trade.

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The China Shock and Local Job Reallocation in Japan

M Endoh

Available at SSRN 4192484  2022

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The Effect of Import Competition on Labor Income Inequality Through Firm and Worker Heterogeneity in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector

Masahiro Endoh

Japan and the World Economy 59   101076 2021.09

Single Work, Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted,  ISSN  09221425

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This study estimates the effects of import competition from Asia on the labor income inequality of Japanese manufacturing workers, considering firm and worker heterogeneity. Parameters are obtained from regression results of annual salary by using constructed worker–establishment panel data. The estimated salary change is positively and negatively larger for higher- and lower-paid workers, respectively, implying that labor income inequality among industry–size–skill–gender groups has increased due to imports from Asia. However, the actual evolution of income inequality during 1998–2014 is not successfully explained by Asian imports: other shocks overshadow import competition to determine actual income inequality.

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Offshoring and Working Hours Adjustments in a Within-firm Labor Market

Masahiro Endoh

Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 60   101132 2021.06

Single Work, Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted,  ISSN  08891583

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Although a growing body of literature identifies the within-firm redistribution effects of trade, research on the adjustment processes in within-firm labor markets remains scarce. This study analyzes the within-firm adjustment of working hours and wages by considering workers’ educational background and gender in response to a change in offshoring. Matched worker–firm panel data in the Japanese manufacturing sector covering 1998 to 2014 are used. The analysis leads to the following three observations. First, offshoring does not significantly alter the skill premium and gender gap in terms of scheduled monthly salaries and scheduled hourly wages. Second, offshoring decreases skill premium in annual hourly wages, whereas it increases gender gap in annual salaries. Third, this uneven impact on annual variables arises from the different changes in overtime working hours: college graduates work longer with a lower overtime premium, whereas female workers do not increase overtime work.

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Trade Effects on Wage Inequality through Worker and Firm Heterogeneity in Japan

M Endoh

Keio-IES Discussion Paper Series  2020

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The Effect of Import Competition on Wages in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector

Masahiro Endoh

Asian Economic Papers (MIT Press - Journals)  17 ( 1 ) 46 - 67 2018.02

Research paper (scientific journal), Single Work, Accepted,  ISSN  15353516

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This study estimates the effect of import competition in the final goods market on workers’ wages in the Japanese manufacturing sector by constructing a panel of matched worker–firm data for 1998–2013 wages. The baseline results show that import competition does not decrease unskilled workers’ wages and increases the skill premia of workers with college degrees or those in managerial and professional positions. Large firms and firms with low productivity also increased their wage premia through import competition, but the degree of increase due to firm-level factors is much smaller than that due to factors related to workers’ skill.

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The Effect of Intermediate and Final Goods Trade on Labor Demand in Japanese Firms

Sachiko Kazekami and Masahiro Endoh

Globalism and Regional Economy (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy; 118) (Routledge)     19 - 37 2013

Joint Work, Accepted

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Pareto-Efficient Trade and Domestic Policies under International Lobbying Activities

ENDOH MASAHIRO

The International Economy (Japan Society of International Economics ; 2006-)  16 ( 16 ) 79 - 94 2013

Single Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2186-6074

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