01725cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004336 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451844313 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Shirai, Sayuri. An Overview of the Japanese Distribution System : The Case of the Automobile Industry / Sayuri Shirai. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994. 1 online resource (36 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper surveys the recent literature on the Japanese distribution system to consider two propositions: first, that the system is inefficient, and second that prices of imported products tend to be higher in Japan than in other markets. Most of the literature demonstrates that the system is efficient. However, the efficiency has not necessarily resulted in high social welfare as consumers have had limited access to various product lines or paid high prices for some products. This paper examines the distribution system in the automobile industry to promote understanding about the impacts of the system on price differentials. Mode of access: Internet Japan imf IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/026 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1994/026/001.1994.issue-026-en.xml IMF e-Library