Institutional Difference and FDI Location Choice: Evidence from China

Che, Yi and Du, Julan and Lu, Yi and Tao, Zhigang (2017): Institutional Difference and FDI Location Choice: Evidence from China.

Abstract

Rest upon an extensive data set on Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIEs) in China, we investigate the role of institutional difference in determining the locational choice of foreign direct investment (FDI). Estimation results using firm-level discrete choice model suggest that FIEs from source countries that are more remote institutionally from the Chinese mainland exhibit a higher degree of sensitivity toward regional economic institutions in their choice of FDI location. Furthermore, we find that FIEs coming from countries with better institutions than China are more sensitive to institutional difference. Interestingly, we find that the deterrent effct of institutional distance on FDI entry is mitigated for FIEs coming from countries with more ethnic Chinese in their overall populations.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Institutional Difference; FDI Location Choice; China
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms ; International Business; P - Economic Systems > P1 - Capitalist Systems > P16 - Political Economy

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