We empirically investigate the factors that drive the uneven regional distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) across Chinese provinces from 1995 to 2006. We first perform a factor analysis to summarize information embodied in around 40 variables and derive four FDI determinants:...

China's economic development has advanced from a high-speed to a high-quality growth stage in recent years. The optimization and upgrading the economic structure require high-quality human capital to support an innovation-driven economy. In this paper, a general equilibrium model of human...