“Big in Japan”: Análise das transformações, interações e encadeamentos estruturais do Japão e Estados Unidos entre 1965 e 2000

Abstract

This paper proposes a comparative analysis of the economic structures of Japan and the U.S. between 1965 and 2000. Through the lens of input-output analysis, the internal policies of both countries, and their bilateral trade, the influence that industries and sectors—grouped by technology—exerted on each other across the Pacific is assessed within the context of rivalry between a dominant U.S. and a rising Japan. Using regional input-output matrices, the study explores the evolution of sectoral linkages at both domestic and interregional levels, as well as the sectors that drove each country's growth. The analysis verifies the interdependence between differentiated and scale-intensive sectors in both countries, evidenced by their high common interregional linkage indices. Structural differences shaped interregional spillovers and trade patterns in both countries. While Japan expanded its exports in differentiated and scale-intensive industries, the U.S. maintained a less prominent presence in these sectors, with a greater share of resource-intensive industries, despite measures taken to reduce these asymmetries.