台商对大陆投资区位选择的影响因素研究——基于地区面板数据的分析

A Study of the Location Determinants of Taiwan's Investment in China's Mainland——Based on the Panel Data

影响台商投资区位的因素有很多,根据市场规模、对外开放程度、基础设施、集聚效应和劳动力成本等因素,依照2013年台商在大陆投资总额排名,选取排名靠前的8个地区,利用其在2003-2013年间的面板数据进行实证分析表明:市场规模、基础设施水平和集聚效应对台商投资存在显著的正向影响,劳动力成本对台商投资产生显著的负向影响,而对外开放程度的影响不显著。

Many factors influence the location determinants of Taiwan＇ s investment in China＇ s mainland. This paper aims to make an empirical study by selecting the following factors： market scale, openness, infrastructure, combined effect and labor costs and by collecting the panel data of Taiwan＇s investment in China＇s mainland in eight top areas （determined by the investment in 2013） between 2003 and 2013. Results show that the market factor, infrastructure factor and combined effect have significant positive influence, the labor cost has a significant negative impact; and the openness factor is not significant.