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Foreign firm entry and the productivity of Japanese listed manufacturing firms: an analysis of horizontal spillover effects based on the location of foreign establishments

In this study, we empirically analyze the impact of the entry of foreign firms by business establishment such as sales office, factory, and laboratory on the productivi ty of Japanese listed manufacturing firms. Using the data on the prefectural location of foreign firms by business establishment, we especially investigate the horizontal spillover effects brought about by the entry of each business establishment, consider ing geographical proximity.