Human-capital acquisition, technological improvement and product-market competition: theory and evidence

日本在战后以惊人的速度实现了经济增长，成为澳大利亚最重要的贸易伙伴之一。该项目通过捕捉就业/劳动力市场实践、产品市场竞争和政府-企业关系之间的相互联系，从以前未探索的角度对日本经济最近发生的转型进行理论和经验上的系统调查，预计将使澳大利亚商界和政府机构受益。预计澳大利亚工业界和政府可以从这个项目中获得有用的信息，以便有效地制定其国际贸易战略和政策。

Japan has achieved its economic growth at a remarkable pace in the postwar period, and has become one of Australia's most important trade partners. This project is expected to benefit the Australian business community and governmental institutions by offering systematic investigations, both theoretically and empirically, on the recent transition taking place in the Japanese economy from previously unexplored perspectives by capturing interconnections among employment/labour market practices, product-market competition, and government-business relationships. It is envisaged that Australian industries and government could gain useful information from this project for effective formulation of their international trade strategies and policies.