Trade Costs and Location of Foreign Firms in China [electronic resource]
- Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
- 1 online resource (25 p.)
- IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 05/55 .
- IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 05/55 .
This study examines the determinants of entry into by foreign firms, using information on 515 Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998-2001. The analysis, rooted in the new economic geography, focuses on market and supplier access within and outside the province of entry, as well as production and trade costs. The results indicate that market and supplier access are the most important factors affecting foreign entry. Access to markets and suppliers in the province of entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped transport infrastructure and informal trade barriers.
1451860749 : 15.00 USD
1018-5941
10.5089/9781451860740.001 doi
FDI
Foreign Investment
Intermediate Inputs
Supply Access
Trade Costs
China, People's Republic of
This study examines the determinants of entry into by foreign firms, using information on 515 Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998-2001. The analysis, rooted in the new economic geography, focuses on market and supplier access within and outside the province of entry, as well as production and trade costs. The results indicate that market and supplier access are the most important factors affecting foreign entry. Access to markets and suppliers in the province of entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped transport infrastructure and informal trade barriers.
1451860749 : 15.00 USD
1018-5941
10.5089/9781451860740.001 doi
FDI
Foreign Investment
Intermediate Inputs
Supply Access
Trade Costs
China, People's Republic of