Tsai, Teng‐Huang, Ling, Thai‐Yen, and Lee, Chung‐Hsi
Subjects
*CELLULAR therapy, *CELLULAR control mechanisms
Abstract
Although cell‐based therapy has become a promising treatment, its practice and evaluation process remain unstandardized. Therefore, Japan initiated a dual‐track regulatory framework for cell‐based therapy aiming to promote and regulate the therapies to ensure that patients can access safe and effective treatments. Influenced by such pathway, Taiwan adopted the framework and initiated its own cell‐based therapy regulation in 2018. This paper discusses how Japan has influenced Taiwan in developing regulations for cell‐based therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Chang, Kuo‐I, Hayakawa, Kazunobu, and Matsuura, Toshiyuki
Subjects
*INTERNATIONAL business enterprises, *INDUSTRIAL productivity, *BUSINESS enterprises, *INDUSTRIAL clusters
Abstract
This paper explores the location choice of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in China, shedding special light on the role of agglomeration of same-nationality firms. We examine how this role differs according to firms' productivity. Furthermore, we compare the location choice of Japanese and Taiwanese MNEs in China, taking into consideration that Taiwanese MNEs experience less uncertainty in investing in China due to Taiwan's linguistic and cultural advantages. When considering firms' productivity, we find that less productive Japanese firms prefer to locate close to larger same-nationality agglomerations while there are no differences in location choices in the case of Taiwanese firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]