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dc.contributor.authorYao, Y.
dc.contributor.authorSalim, Ruhul
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T04:15:27Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T04:15:27Z
dc.date.created2019-02-19T03:58:06Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationYao, Y. and Salim, R. 2018. Crowds in or crowds out? The effect of foreign direct investment on domestic investment in Chinese cities. Empirical Economics. 58: pp. 2129-2154.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/74008
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00181-018-1611-8
dc.description.abstract

This study investigates the empirical relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic investment (DI) in China using a comprehensive city-level panel over the period from 2003 to 2011. System-generalized method-of-moment estimation reveals mixed results. At the national level, FDI neither crowds in nor crowds out DI, indicating a neutral FDI–DI nexus. However, when the full sample is segmented by geographical topology, a positive and significant FDI–DI nexus can be found in eastern and, to a lesser extent, central cities. A negative, although insignificant, association is reported among western cities. Further, the empirical nexus is conditional on several local absorptive capacities including human capital, financial development, and institutional quality. These findings suggest that a region-based FDI strategy in general and local governments should strengthen their absorptive capacities to fully internalize FDI spillovers.

dc.publisherPhysica-Verlag GmbH und Co.
dc.titleCrowds in or crowds out? The effect of foreign direct investment on domestic investment in Chinese cities
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.issn0377-7332
dcterms.source.titleEmpirical Economics
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Empirical Economics. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-018-1611-8.

curtin.departmentSchool of Economics and Finance
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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