Regional Policy and Industrial Relocation in China: A Panel Data Analysis

Rui-cong Sang; Sajid Anwar; William R J Alexander

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Regional Policy and Industrial Relocation in China: A Panel Data Analysis

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Regional Policy and Industrial Relocation in China: A Panel Data Analysis

Rui-cong Sang, Sajid Anwar and William R J Alexander

Proceedings of EcoMod 2016, International Conference on Economic Modeling

EcoMod 2016: International Conference on Economic Modelling (Lisbon, Portugal, 06-Jul-2016–08-Jul-2016)

EcoMod Network

2016

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Abstract

Economic Theory

Policy and Administration

China

industrial transference

local government policy

An important part of Chinese economic development, especially of the Eastern Coastal provinces, has been the relocation of industry from Western countries. More recently, the Chinese Government has encouraged the development of Central, Western and Northern provinces and local governments in these regions have been making efforts to attract investment from companies from Eastern China. Using data on the investment decisions of 498 listed Chinese companies headquartered in the provinces of Guangdong, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu over the period 2000-2010, we estimate a Probit model to investigate the factors that drive their investment decisions. Controlling for market factors and firm-specific factors, we find strong positive effects on investment from the provision of both transport and communications infrastructure and strong negative effects from a higher proportion of state-owned enterprises and higher local government administrative expenses but no significant effect from taxation.

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Title: Regional Policy and Industrial Relocation in China: A Panel Data Analysis
Authors: Rui-cong Sang (Author) - Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce, China
Sajid Anwar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
William R J Alexander (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Proceedings of EcoMod 2016, International Conference on Economic Modeling; 24
Conference details: EcoMod 2016: International Conference on Economic Modelling (Lisbon, Portugal, 06-Jul-2016–08-Jul-2016)
Publisher: EcoMod Network
Date published: 2016
Organisation Unit: School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451308502621
Output Type: Conference paper

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