Is China's FDI coming at the expense of other countries?
By: Barry Eichengreen, Hui Tong.
Contributors: Tong, Hui.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11335; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11335.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Investments, Foreign -- China.
Description: "We analyze how China's emergence as a destination for foreign direct investment is affecting the ability of other countries to attract FDI.  We do so using an approach that accounts for the endogeneity of China's FDI.  The impact turns out to vary by region.  China's rapid growth and attractions as a destination for FDI also encourages FDI flows to other Asian countries, as if producers in these economies belong to a common supply chain.  There is also evidence of FDI diversion from OECD recipients.  We interpret this in terms of FDI motivated by the desire to produce close to the market where the final sale takes place.  For whatever reason -- limits on their ability to raise finance for investment in multiple markets or limits on their ability to control operations in diverse locations -- firms more inclined to invest in China for this reason are corresponding less inclined to invest in the OECD.  A detailed analysis of Japanese foreign direct investment outflows disaggregated by sector further supports these conclusions"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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