Dialect Diversity and Foreign Direct Investment in China  

作　　者：Wei Feng Yanrui Wu Yue Fu 

机构地区：[1]School of Economics and Management,Southeast University,China [2]Business School,University of Western Australia,Australia [3]School of Economics and Management,Shanghai University of Political Science and Law,China

出　　处：《China & World Economy》2021年第2期49-72,共24页中国与世界经济（英文版）

基　　金：the Social Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.20EYA003);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2242020S20055).

摘　　要：This paper examines the relationship between dialect diversity and foreign direct investment(FDI)using a dataset of 230 Chinese cities for the period 2000-2014.We find that dialect diversity and FDI absorption are negatively correlated.However,this negative relationship disappears gradually over time.Several underlying mechanisms are identified.In particular,it is found that dialect diversity impedes human capital development and hence obstructs FDI absorption.Our results also show that there are threshold and spatial spillover effects.This research increases knowledge of FDI location choice and has implications for foreign investment policymaking.

关 键 词：dialect diversity economic growth FDI absorption human capital 

分 类 号：F83[经济管理—金融学]