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VoxEU Column Impacts of firm global value chain participation on productivity: A case of Japanese manufacturing firms Youngmin Baek Shujiro Urata 20 May 2022 International trade Global value chain Trade Globalisation liberalisation Productivity Japan
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VoxEU Column Japan should lead the global effort to decarbonise: Reflections on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Yasuo Tanabe 23 Jan 2022 Environment EU policies Climate change emissions reductions CBAM Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Japan
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