What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?

This paper examines intra-Asian FDI flows using bilateral data over the period 1990 to 2005. Does the so-called distance puzzle that has characterized trade and FDI based gravity models exist in the case of intra-Asian FDI flows as well? And if so, to what extent can it be explained by informational...

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Main Authors: Rajan, Ramkishen, Hattari, Rabin
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4858
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spelling okr-10986-48582021-04-23T14:02:20Z What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter? Rajan, Ramkishen Hattari, Rabin Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140 Multinational Firms International Business F230 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 This paper examines intra-Asian FDI flows using bilateral data over the period 1990 to 2005. Does the so-called distance puzzle that has characterized trade and FDI based gravity models exist in the case of intra-Asian FDI flows as well? And if so, to what extent can it be explained by informational assymetries and international trade as opposed to physical distance? These questions are explored in this paper. 2012-03-30T07:30:05Z 2012-03-30T07:30:05Z 2009 Journal Article Economics Bulletin http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4858 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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topic Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Multinational Firms
International Business F230
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
spellingShingle Country and Industry Studies of Trade F140
Multinational Firms
International Business F230
International Linkages to Development
Role of International Organizations O190
Rajan, Ramkishen
Hattari, Rabin
What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?
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description This paper examines intra-Asian FDI flows using bilateral data over the period 1990 to 2005. Does the so-called distance puzzle that has characterized trade and FDI based gravity models exist in the case of intra-Asian FDI flows as well? And if so, to what extent can it be explained by informational assymetries and international trade as opposed to physical distance? These questions are explored in this paper.
format Journal Article
author Rajan, Ramkishen
Hattari, Rabin
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Hattari, Rabin
author_sort Rajan, Ramkishen
title What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?
title_short What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?
title_full What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?
title_fullStr What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?
title_full_unstemmed What Explains Intra-Asian FDI Flows? Do Distance and Trade Matter?
title_sort what explains intra-asian fdi flows? do distance and trade matter?
publishDate 2012
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4858
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