Education Human Capital Investment And Innovation In The Contemporary Japanese Economy

Author : Tamotsu Nakamura,Tomoyuki Tamagawa,Shinji Oi,Tokuji Saita
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811987007

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Education, Human Capital Investment, and Innovation in the Contemporary Japanese Economy by Tamotsu Nakamura,Tomoyuki Tamagawa,Shinji Oi,Tokuji Saita Pdf

This book analyzes education in Japan from the viewpoint of “the stagnant current Japanese economy”. Tomoyuki Tamagawa, a long-time mathematics teacher in junior high school, is now a vice principal. He and Tamotsu Nakamura have written Chapter 1 of this book together because they believe that the loss of vitality in the Japanese economy is due to the problem of human capital formation in school education. Shinji Oi has worked for many years at a Japanese broadcasting station and has extensive experience in human resource development. In Chapter 2, he analyzes the relationship between optimal human capital investment and labor market mobility, based on his recognition of the importance of vocational training, or human capital investment at the firm and the necessity for good allocation of human resources. Tokuji Saita is well versed not only in the realities and practices in the financial industry but also in the financial system as a whole. In Chapter 3, based on his long experience in the financial industry, he analyzes and points out the importance of “openness” of innovation from a macroeconomic point of view.

Author : Guan Quan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000245691

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Technological Innovation and Economic Development in Modern Japan by Guan Quan Pdf

This book analyzes the relationship between technological innovation and economic development in Japan before World War II. Guan Quan deploys econometric analysis, multivariate statistical analysis and case studies from different industries to shed light on technological innovation in the Japanese context with particular emphasis on the importance of the patent system. A great deal of new inventions and patents in this period led to fast economic growth in Japan characterized by the simultaneous development of both traditional and modern industries. These insights help reshape the understanding of Japan's economic development and industrial advancement at an early stage and provide pointers to developing countries as to how human capital, social capabilities and thereby technological innovation can figure in economic growth. The book will appeal to academics of the East Asian economy, development economics and modern economic history as well as general readers interested in the miracle of the Japanese economy as the first to achieve economic development and modernization among non-Western countries.

Author : Tsutomu Shibata
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Business
ISBN : 9780821366738

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Japan, Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy, 1 by Tsutomu Shibata Pdf

"These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sectoral issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure. While Volume 1 explores the four pillare of the ""Knowledge for Development"" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy. By combining economics and business, these volumes allow readers to grasp the full scope of today's knowledge economy."

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264162891

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Human Capital Investment An international Comparison by OECD Pdf

This report clarifies what is now known about human capital and how it can be measured.

Author : Kazunori Minetaki,Kiyohiko Nishimura
Publisher : Stanford Economics & Finance
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134516959

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Information Technology Innovation and the Japanese Economy by Kazunori Minetaki,Kiyohiko Nishimura Pdf

The notion that innovation in information technology could spark a revitalization of the Japanese economy became a hot topic in 2000, and the Japanese government announced an e-Japan Strategy for creating a "knowledge emergent society" in January 2001. However, just when a consensus seemed to be emerging regarding the importance of IT innovation in Japan, the country's IT industries were deeply influenced by a recession that originated in the U.S. Although economic conditions have improved, strong IT-driven economic growth in Japan has not bounced back. Using a newly constructed set of data, this book examines how the Japanese economy has been affected by advances in information and communications technology, and whether Japan's experience with IT advancement was a short-lived bubble or part of a truly revolutionary change in the Japanese economy that will lead to long-term growth. The authors discuss similarities and differences between Japan's experience with IT innovation and that of the United States, where IT is thought to have played a major role in stimulating the economy.

Author : P. Haghirian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230250536

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Innovation and Change in Japanese Management by P. Haghirian Pdf

'Innovation and Change in Japanese Management' shows which transformation processes and changes can be observed in Japanese companies in reaction to the economic challenges of the past decade. The book presents new research results and investigates the variety of changes that Japanese corporations and managers have experienced in recent years.

Author : Liu-Hsiung Chuang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Economic development
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025657987

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The Role of Human Capital in the Process of Economic Development by Liu-Hsiung Chuang Pdf

Author : Mr.Murtaza H. Syed,Ms.Jinsook Lee
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781455211753

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Japan’s Quest for Growth by Mr.Murtaza H. Syed,Ms.Jinsook Lee Pdf

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth over the medium-term. At the same time, a changing global landscape calls for a shift in export-oriented investment toward new markets and a new generation of products, as well as increased investment by domestically-oriented firms. What policies could be adopted to help firms adjust to the imperatives of the post-crisis global economy and boost medium-term growth? Using disaggregated data, this paper investigates the determinants of investment and R&D spending by Japanese firms. The results suggest that policies could usefully focus on four areas. First, raising the return on investment, including through reforms to the tax code. Second, decreasing uncertainty through improved risk management by firms and by bolstering the business climate. Third, improving SME access to finance, notably by encouraging venture capital investment in innovative areas and more risk-based lending. And fourth, reducing excess leverage and supporting corporate restructuring to enable new investments to flourish.

Author : Tsutomu Shibata,Hirotaka Takeuchi
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122972495

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Japan, Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy: Assessment and lessons by Tsutomu Shibata,Hirotaka Takeuchi Pdf

These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sectoral issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure. While 'Volume 1' explores the four pillare of the 'Knowledge for Development' framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy. By combining economics and business, these volumes allow readers to grasp the full scope of today's knowledge economy.

Author : Kazushi Ōkawa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Economic development
ISBN : UOM:39015011881201

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School Education in Modern Japan by Kazushi Ōkawa Pdf

Author : Yaling Li
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789819949977

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Human Capital Investment and the Regional Economic Gap in China by Yaling Li Pdf

According to the neoclassical growth theory and the endogenous growth theory, changes in the stock of capital and labor affect economic growth rates in the short run, and differences in human capital stocks are likely to affect total factor productivity directly and long-term economic growth rates indirectly. Therefore, human capital is a factor in the secular trends of regional economic gaps. In this study, the author examines the relationship between regional economic disparities and the country’s human capital stocks and structure in China between 1990 and 2015, a period of economic transformation in the country. Available empirical evidence supports the argument that boosting investment toward and optimizing the spatial distribution of human capital can help mitigate regional economic disparity and facilitate balanced and coordinated economic development across the country.

Author : Heizō Takenaka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Japan
ISBN : UCSD:31822007924400

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Contemporary Japanese Economy and Economic Policy by Heizō Takenaka Pdf

Author : Hiroyuki Odagiri,Akira Gotō
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0198288026

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Technology and Industrial Development in Japan by Hiroyuki Odagiri,Akira Gotō Pdf

This book studies the industrial development of Japan since the mid-nineteenth century, with particular emphasis on how the various industries built technological capabilities. The Japanese were extraordinarily creative in searching out and learning to use modern technologies, and the authors investigate the emergence of entrepreneurs who began new and risky businesses, how the business organizations evolved to cope with changing technological conditions, and how the managers, engineers, and workers acquired organizational and technological skills through technology importation, learning-by-doing, and their own R & D activities. The book investigates the interaction between private entrepreneurial activities and public policy, through a general examination of economic and industrial development, a study of the evolution of management systems, and six industrial case studies: textile, iron and steel, electrical and communications equipment, automobiles, shipbuilding and aircraft, and pharmaceuticals. The authors show how the Japanese government has played an important supportive role in the continuing innovation, without being a substitute for aggressive business enterprise constantly venturing into unfamiliar terrains.

Author : Murtaza H. Syed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1308960321

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Japan's Quest for Growth by Murtaza H. Syed Pdf

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth over the medium-term. At the same time, a changing global landscape calls for a shift in export-oriented investment toward new markets and a new generation of products, as well as increased investment by domestically-oriented firms. What policies could be adopted to help firms adjust to the imperatives of the post-crisis global economy and boost medium-term growth? Using disaggregated data, this paper investigates the determinants of investment and R&D spending by Japanese firms. The results suggest that policies could usefully focus on four areas. First, raising the return on investment, including through reforms to the tax code. Second, decreasing uncertainty through improved risk management by firms and by bolstering the business climate. Third, improving SME access to finance, notably by encouraging venture capital investment in innovative areas and more risk-based lending. And fourth, reducing excess leverage and supporting corporate restructuring to enable new investments to flourish.

Author : Kazuhiro Arai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9784431669050

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The Economics of Education by Kazuhiro Arai Pdf

The aim of this book is to answer from an economics viewpoint such questions as why some people go to college while others do not, and why the percentages of different types of students going to college have changed so dramatically throughout the world over the past few decades. The information contained is up-to-date, but the contents will be accessible even to those without a major in economics. The author makes many original contributions to the field of economics of education, in particular by giving serious consideration to cases of capital market imperfection. The book is written so that the reader can gain a multi-dimensional and comprehensive understanding of major issues related to college-going behavior. While specialists of this field will find it indispensable, economics students up to postgraduate level can use this volume as a textbook on the economics of education or on applied microeconomics.