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AUSTRALIA'S DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CHINA: TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS
Author(s) -
MA ZIHUI,
YANG RUILONG,
ZHANG YIN
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
economic papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1759-3441
pISSN - 0812-0439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2008.tb01027.x
Subject(s) - foreign direct investment , china , investment (military) , distribution (mathematics) , international economics , economics , international trade , business , geography , political science , macroeconomics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , politics , law
China has been the largest foreign direct investment recipient among developing countries, and Australia's direct investment in China is also growing steadily. This article investigates the trends and determinants of Australia's direct investment in China. Evidence presented in this paper indicates that Australia's direct investment in China is above the equilibrium level and that its regional distribution is correlated with economic and policy factors.