Trade costs and location of foreign firms in China
By: Mary Amiti, Beata Smarzynska Javorcik.
Contributors: Javorcik, Beata K. Smarzynska.; World Bank.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 3564; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 3564.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: International business enterprises -- China.; Industrial location -- China.
Description: "The authors examine the determinants of entry by foreign firms using information on 515 Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998-2001.  The analysis, rooted in the new economic geography, focuses on market and supplier access within and outside the province of entry, as well as production and trade costs.  The results indicate that market and supplier access are the most important factors affecting foreign entry.  Access to markets and suppliers in the province of entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped transport infrastructure and informal trade barriers. "--World Bank web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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