A Study on the Determinants of Location Choice in Inward Foreign Direct Investment （FDI）： Focusing on the Incheon Free Economic Zone  

作　　者：TaeUg Rho NanJoo （Nancy） Park 

机构地区：[1]Kangnam University, South Korea

出　　处：《Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing》2012年第4期488-502,共15页现代会计与审计（英文版）

摘　　要：Inward foreign direct investment （FDI） is expected to grow further by virtue of economic globalization. A thorough understanding of the locational determinants of inward FDI will be conducive to enhanced efficiency in attracting direct and SOC-related investments from foreign entities. This study analyzes 51 cases of inward direct foreign investment made in the Incheon free economic zone （IFEZ） from 2002 to 2009 to determine the factors influencing FDI volume, the relevance of locations and the correlation between investment size and location. First, the relationship between the loeational determinants of FDI and the total investment size （total expected project cost） is analyzed. Second, the relationship between the locational determinants of FDI and the FDI is analyzed. Third, the relationship between the locational determinants of FDI and the location choice is analyzed. The results indicate the determinants that influence locations and investment size of FDI entities; whether these factors exercise influence in the zone; and the factors that have relatively significant effects. Ultimately, based on the analytical findings, a few implications for policy and practice are derived.

关 键 词：ordinary least square method binary logistic regression analysis foreign direct investment （FDI） determinants of location choice Incheon free economic zone （IFEZ） 

分 类 号：F832.6[经济管理—金融学] TU984.191[建筑科学—城市规划与设计]