Since the late 1970s the coastal areas of east Chinahave markedly outstripped central and west Chinain the rate of economic growth. Scarcity of inboundforeign capital in the central and west regions is a majorreason ...Since the late 1970s the coastal areas of east Chinahave markedly outstripped central and west Chinain the rate of economic growth. Scarcity of inboundforeign capital in the central and west regions is a majorreason behind this situation. Two factors will affectchanges in the utilization of foreign capital in centraland west China in the coming decade:first, the efforts of展开更多
Using sub-national panel data for China,this paper discusses many policy factors attracting FDI.Therefore,it focuses on the comparison of public policy and other characteristics of provincial governments.Using a panel...Using sub-national panel data for China,this paper discusses many policy factors attracting FDI.Therefore,it focuses on the comparison of public policy and other characteristics of provincial governments.Using a panel data set of 29 provinces in China for the period after reform and opening,we apply a panel regression model with fixed effects.We find that the tax burden has a significant effect on the location of FDI.In contrast with other research findings,this paper argues that local wages don’t have a positive effect on the location of FDI.Then,this paper discusses the effects of disaggregated public expenditure on the inflow of FDI.Ultimately,we find that the quality of Chinese governance does not have a significant effect on FDI.展开更多
文摘Since the late 1970s the coastal areas of east Chinahave markedly outstripped central and west Chinain the rate of economic growth. Scarcity of inboundforeign capital in the central and west regions is a majorreason behind this situation. Two factors will affectchanges in the utilization of foreign capital in centraland west China in the coming decade:first, the efforts of
基金Education Ministry for Younger of Humanities and Social Science(10YJC790416)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
文摘Using sub-national panel data for China,this paper discusses many policy factors attracting FDI.Therefore,it focuses on the comparison of public policy and other characteristics of provincial governments.Using a panel data set of 29 provinces in China for the period after reform and opening,we apply a panel regression model with fixed effects.We find that the tax burden has a significant effect on the location of FDI.In contrast with other research findings,this paper argues that local wages don’t have a positive effect on the location of FDI.Then,this paper discusses the effects of disaggregated public expenditure on the inflow of FDI.Ultimately,we find that the quality of Chinese governance does not have a significant effect on FDI.