County-Level Determinants of the Spatial Distribution of Taiwanese Direct Investment in Mainland China.

FOREIGN investments; LOCAL government -- Economic aspects; LOCAL government; DECENTRALIZATION in management; ETHNOLOGY; TAIWANESE economic policy; CHINA-Taiwan relations

CHINA; TAIWAN

This paper investigates whether and w hy the Taiwanese investors in mainland China are pursuing a different location selection strategy from other foreign direct investors. I find that, compared to the general foreign direct investors, Taiwanese direct investors seem to be more dependent on the autonomy of local governments, especially as investment in a locality increases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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