Spillover Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: How do Region-Specific Institutions Matter?

Jingtao Yi, Yan Chen (), Chengqi Wang and Mario Kafouros
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Jingtao Yi: Renmin University of China
Yan Chen: Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Chengqi Wang: University of Nottingham
Mario Kafouros: University of Leeds

Management International Review, 2015, vol. 55, issue 4, No 4, 539-561

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the role of region-specific institutions in explaining foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers. The findings reveal that domestic firms in different regions of China do not equally benefit from inward FDI. Firms that operate in regions with higher levels of intellectual property right protection, market development and international openness are better able to absorb spillovers and improve their productivity. By demonstrating how subnational location-bound institutions influence the spillover effects of FDI, the paper extends prior literature that largely focuses on either firm- and industry-specific determinants or on country-level institutional idiosyncrasies.

Keywords: Foreign direct investment; Spillovers; Productivity; Regions; Chinese firms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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