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Determinants of Chinese OFDI in European Union: An empirical study on location factors

Popa, Lucian Ionut LU (2013) EKHR81 20131
Department of Economic History
Abstract
What are the motives that drive Chinese investments into European Union? And even more, what determines the location choice? These are questions to which the paper seeks to find an answer to by conducting an empirical analysis with the use of panel data regression. Having most of Chinese investment flowing in only few Western European countries it is important to observe what determines the location choice that triggers a preference for these, whereas other countries manage to attract only small shares. The results provide strong evidence on the importance of bilateral trade and trade openness, as well as the role of infrastructure, but provide no or little evidence to support other motives found within theoretical framework of FDI.
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author
Popa, Lucian Ionut LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHR81 20131
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
China, European Union, outward foreign direct investment, location
language
English
id
4057625
date added to LUP
2013-09-27 12:00:22
date last changed
2013-09-27 12:00:22
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  abstract     = {{What are the motives that drive Chinese investments into European Union? And even more, what determines the location choice? These are questions to which the paper seeks to find an answer to by conducting an empirical analysis with the use of panel data regression. Having most of Chinese investment flowing in only few Western European countries it is important to observe what determines the location choice that triggers a preference for these, whereas other countries manage to attract only small shares. The results provide strong evidence on the importance of bilateral trade and trade openness, as well as the role of infrastructure, but provide no or little evidence to support other motives found within theoretical framework of FDI.}},
  author       = {{Popa, Lucian Ionut}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Determinants of Chinese OFDI in European Union: An empirical study on location factors}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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