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April 1, 2026Journal of Food System ResearchOpen Access

Paper / Firm Heterogeneity in Global Market Participation

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YAYuko Akune

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Examines how firm heterogeneity affects global market participation in Japan's agri-food sector, suggesting important implications.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the relationship between firm heterogeneity and global market participation within Japan's agri-food industry.
  • Analyzed firm-level microdata from 8,497 firms across 30 subsectors.
  • Conducted a rank-size regression analysis to assess firm size distribution characteristics.
  • Examined significant differences among subsectors related to global market engagement.
  • Firm size distribution generally follows a power law, indicating heterogeneity.
  • Significant differences in global market participation were found in 17 of the 29 subsectors.
  • Firms in global markets exhibit greater heterogeneity compared to those focused on domestic markets.
  • Beef and green tea sectors display more homogeneity due to specific export systems.

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Yuko Akune (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd79e15652765b073a6c20https://doi.org/10.5874/jfsr.25.32.3_8
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