The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology, 2019, 1(7); doi: 10.25236/FSST.2019.010711.
PU Juanbo
Nanyang Technological University of Singapore, Singapore 999002
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays an important role on affecting the economy of one country, a lot of research has been conducted to analyze the outcome of FDI on economy. However, studies focused on the effect of FDI on Balance of Payment (BOP) are relatively few. This study quantitatively analyze the effects of FDI on BOP across 31 provinces in China and compares its impact on economic growth. After dividing the process into eight channels and using some mathematical statistics methods to analyze, some general rules about the regional differences in effects of FDI on Balance of Payment have been found in this paper.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ;Balance of Payment (BOP)
PU Juanbo. Regional differences in effects of FDI on Balance of Payment: An analysis based on China's province-level data. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2019) Vol. 1 Issue 7: 85-94. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2019.010711.
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