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Kato Shinya

Affiliate Master Yamaguchi University

Input-output analysis of China's plastic import ban

Yamaguchi journal of economics, business administrations & laws Volume 72 Issue 6 Page 381-401
published_at 2024-03-31
Available 2028-03-31
[fulltext] 1.66 MB
Title
中国の廃プラスチック輸入禁止措置の産業連関分析
Input-output analysis of China's plastic import ban
Abstract
This study uses the International Input-Output Table to estimate the impact on Japan of China's ban on the import of waste plastics implemented at the end of 2017. Initially, by employing an econometric model, it was estimated that Japan's total waste plastic emissions decreased by an average of 39,000 tons from 2018 to 2022 due to China's ban on waste plastic imports. This reduction corresponds to 0.46% of the average annual total waste plastic emissions. Assuming a proportional relationship between Japan's total waste plastic emissions and domestic production, it was projected that the domestic production would decrease by an average of 0.46% annually. Furthermore, due to the anticipated decrease in Japan's production leading to a reduction in the import of intermediate goods from China and other countries, the study used the modified Leontief inverse matrix derived from the International Input-Output Table to calculate the negative economic multiplier effects (decrease in production) on China and other countries resulting from the decrease in Japan's production. As a result, we showed that, on average, from 2018 to 2022, China's ban on waste plastic imports had a negative economic multiplier effect of 4.2 trillion yen in Japan, 119.5 billion yen in China, and 5.0 trillion yen in the world.
Creators Kato Shinya
Affiliate Master Yamaguchi University
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Creators Kojima Hisashi
Affiliate Master Yamaguchi University
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Source Identifiers [PISSN] 0513-1758 [NCID] AN00243258
Creator Keywords
China's plastic import ban Input-output analysis WIOD Exogenous output shocks
Languages jpn
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers The Economic Society of Yamaguchi University
Date Issued 2024-03-31
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights embargoed access
Funding Refs
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [crossref_funder]https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001691
Award 廃棄物輸入規制の応用一般均衡分析 19K13707