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Developed Economy Investment Promotion Agencies and Emerging Market Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of Chinese FDI in Canada

Anderson, J.; Sutherland, D.

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J. Anderson



Abstract

In light of the perceived benefits derived from inward FDI, many developed economies have systematically established investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to attract foreign investment. While IPAs in the past have been created by a wide variety of countries and regions, their target economies have overwhelmingly been in developed markets. The rise of emerging market MNEs is significantly changing this picture. We analyse the impact of IPAs on attracting emerging market FDI to developed economies by looking at the example of Chinese FDI into Canada. We find strong statistical evidence that the presence of Canadian provincial-level IPAs located in China increases the likelihood of Chinese firms locating in that Canadian province. Focusing on the role of IPAs in lowering liabilities of foreignness, we explore how differences in host and home country contexts may explain our findings.

Citation

Anderson, J., & Sutherland, D. (2015). Developed Economy Investment Promotion Agencies and Emerging Market Foreign Direct Investment: The Case of Chinese FDI in Canada. Journal of World Business, 50(4), 815-825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2015.04.005

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 21, 2015
Online Publication Date May 8, 2015
Publication Date Oct 1, 2015
Deposit Date Apr 22, 2015
Publicly Available Date Nov 8, 2016
Journal Journal of World Business
Print ISSN 1090-9516
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 50
Issue 4
Pages 815-825
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2015.04.005
Keywords Investment promotion agency, Emerging market, Psychic distance, China, Canada, FDI.
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1430887

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