What drives bilateral foreign direct investment among Asian economies? |
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Institution: | 1. University of Milano, Bicocca and CefES, Italy;2. University of Pavia, Griffith University and CefES, Italy;1. Narodowy Bank Polski, Poland;2. University of Lodz, Poland;1. IMUVa, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain;2. Universidad de Murcia, Spain |
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Abstract: | This study analyses the role of knowledge transfers via bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) among 31 Asian economies. We make three distinct contributions to the literature on the drivers of FDI by: (1) applying the knowledge-capital model to FDI among Asian economies for the first time, using a comprehensive data set, and comparing it to an empirical gravity-type model of FDI; (2) conducting model selection tests to choose between alternative empirical specifications and estimation methods; and (3) modelling both the FDI participation decision and the decision on the amount of FDI. The main ?ndings are: (1) while vertical FDI, driven by seeking low-cost unskilled labour, appears to be the dominant type of intra-Asian FDI, overall the knowledge-capital model is not supported by the data; and (2) conventional gravity variables (e.g., size, distance, common language) provide a better explanation of intra-Asian FDI and, therefore, a more suitable vehicle for future research. |
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Keywords: | Intra-asian bilateral FDI Knowledge-capital model Gravity model Corner solution outcomes Zero values Skill differences PPML Lognormal hurdle C51 F21 F23 |
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