Foreign Direct Investment Location: Theoretical Analysis and Empirical Research

Author: He Canfei
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book combines methods from economics and geography, based on solid theoretical analysis and supported by reliable data. It explores the locational behavior of foreign direct investment (FDI) at different spatial scales from various theoretical perspectives and examines the impact of FDI on corporate exports, corporate productivity, and regional economic disparities. The book verifies the effects of external economies, entry mode effects, source country effects, agglomeration economies of FDI, and local decentralization on the locational decisions of FDI, as well as confirming the spillover effects of FDI. This book is characterized by its diversified theoretical perspectives, diversified research methods, and scientific research system. It is suitable for researchers and students in fields such as business administration, economics, urban and regional studies, and geography.