中国OFDI区位选择影响因素的实证分析——基于“一带一路”沿线61个国家的面板数据

中国OFDI区位选择影响因素的实证分析——基于“一带一路”沿线61个国家的面板数据Title: Empirical Analysis of Location Selection Factors for

OFDI—— 中国区位选择影响因素的实证分析基于 “”61 一带一路沿线个国家的面板数据 Title:EmpiricalAnalysisofLocationSelectionFactorsfor China'sOutwardForeignDirectInvestment(OFDI)-Basedon PanelDataof61CountriesalongtheBeltandRoadInitiative Abstract: TheBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)hasprovided unprecedentedopportunitiesforChina'sOutwardForeignDirect Investment(OFDI)in61countriesalongitsroutes.Thisstudyaims toempiricallyanalyzethefactorsinfluencingthelocationselection ofChina'sOFDIinthesecountries.Byanalyzingpaneldatafrom multiplesources,includingeconomic,political,andsocialfactors, thisstudyprovidesinsightsintothedeterminantsofChina'sOFDI locationselection.Thefindingscanguidepolicymakers,investors, andresearchersinunderstandingandharnessingthepotentialof China'sOFDIalongtheBeltandRoad. Introduction: China'sOFDIhaswitnessedsubstantialgrowthoverthepast decades,andtheBeltandRoadInitiativehasbecomeoneofthe flagshippolicyinitiativesdrivingthisexpansion.AsChinaseeksto establisheconomicandtradepartnershipsalongtheBRI countries,understandingthefactorsinfluencinglocationselection iscrucial.Thispaperaimstoprovideanempiricalanalysisofthe determinantsofChina'sOFDIlocationselectionalongtheBRI. LiteratureReview: Previousstudieshaveidentifiedvariousfactorsthataffect locationselectionforOFDI,includingmarketsize,costfactors, politicalstability,infrastructure,andculturalproximity. Additionally,studiesonChina'sOFDIhavehighlightedtheroleof policysupport,resource-seeking,andstrategicinterests.However, limitedresearchhasspecificallyfocusedonthelocationselection factorsofChina'sOFDIalongtheBRIcountries. Methodology: Thisstudyutilizesapaneldataapproachtoanalyzethe determinantsofChina'sOFDIlocationselection.Thepaneldata