How Does FDI-Led Growth Strategy Work? Some Lessons from China for Developing Countries

Kevin H. Zhang
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Kevin H. Zhang: Department of Economics, Illinois State University Normal, IL 61790-4200, US

Economic Analysis Letters, 2024, vol. 3, issue 2, 48-58

Abstract: Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely viewed as a key driving force behind China’s exceptional growth performance in the last four decades. This paper investigates several questions posed by China’s success in capturing gains from FDI. What explains that success? Can other countries replicate it, or is it unique to China? What lessons are from China for other countries? China indeed has advantages in attracting FDI such as huge market and cheap labor, the well-designed policy and strategy, however, seem to play more important role in the successful story. Our empirical estimates support on four hypotheses: FDI and GDP growth in China positively interact each other; FDI is helpful to China’s technological progress, FDI promotes China’s industrial development, and FDI stimulates China’s manufactured exports.

Keywords: Foreign direct investment (FDI); FDI-led growth (FKG) strategy; Multinational corporations (MNCs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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