A pendulum gravity model of outward FDI and export

Liu, Zhiyuan, Xu, Yue ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6396-2782, Wang, Peijie and Akamavid, Raphael 2016. A pendulum gravity model of outward FDI and export. International Business Review 25 (6) , pp. 1356-1371. 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2016.05.001

Preview

PDF - Accepted Post-Print Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives. Download (659kB) | Preview

Abstract

The paper proposes a pendulum gravity model of outward FDI and export. Outward FDI and export can be complementary or substitute, depending on the development stages of outward FDI. The development of outward FDI is accompanied by advancements in productivity, technology and favorable transformations in factor endowment differences, which can be reflected in the ratio of export to outward FDI. At early stages of outward FDI undertakings, the ratio of export to outward FDI is greater or much greater than the world’s average, outward FDI and export are conjectured to be complementary with our analytical framework. As outward FDI matures, the pendulum swings to the other side, i.e., the ratio of export to outward FDI becomes smaller than the world’s average. Outward FDI and export turn into substitute then. Empirical results and findings from examining two panel data sets support our conjecture and the proposed model, which integrate the two seemingly opposing sets of literature.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0969-5931
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	18 December 2017
Date of Acceptance:	7 May 2016
Last Modified:	08 Nov 2023 09:29
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/105111

Citation Data

Cited 19 times in Scopus. View in Scopus. Powered By Scopus® Data

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item