Labor Quality and Inward FDI:A Firm-level Empirical Study in China 被引量：2

Labor Quality and Inward FDI:A Firm-level Empirical Study in China

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摘要 This paper investigates the relationship between labor quality and inward foreign direct investment （FDI） distribution in China using a large sample of Chinese cross-sectionaL firm-level data, with comprehensive information about labor quality. The paper finds that labor quality measured by education level plays an important role in deciding the distribution of inward FDL but labor quality measured by working certifieates loses its significance using non-parametric matching techniques and the instrumental variables and generalized method of moments technique. The author also finds that labor quality has a more significant impact on other foreign investments than Hong Kong-invested, Maeau-invested and Taiwan- invested firms. The impacts of labor quality on inward FDI are found to be strongly uneven across industries andprovinces. Therefore, China shouldpay more attention to the education of employees in all foreign-invested firms, and invest more in education to improve labor quality, which will help China to attract more FDI, especially technology-intensive FDI This paper investigates the relationship between labor quality and inward foreign direct investment （FDI） distribution in China using a large sample of Chinese cross-sectionaL firm-level data, with comprehensive information about labor quality. The paper finds that labor quality measured by education level plays an important role in deciding the distribution of inward FDL but labor quality measured by working certifieates loses its significance using non-parametric matching techniques and the instrumental variables and generalized method of moments technique. The author also finds that labor quality has a more significant impact on other foreign investments than Hong Kong-invested, Maeau-invested and Taiwan- invested firms. The impacts of labor quality on inward FDI are found to be strongly uneven across industries andprovinces. Therefore, China shouldpay more attention to the education of employees in all foreign-invested firms, and invest more in education to improve labor quality, which will help China to attract more FDI, especially technology-intensive FDI

作者 Faqin Lin

机构地区 PhD candidate

出处《China & World Economy》 SCIE 2011年第3期68-86,共19页 中国与世界经济（英文版）

关键词 EDUCATION foreign direct investment labor quality education, foreign direct investment, labor quality

分类号 F832.6 [经济管理—金融学] F279.23 [经济管理—企业管理]

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