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Spatial analysis of factors affecting location decisions of Korean companies in China

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This study identifies a significant spatial heterogeneity of regional economic capacities that affects the distribution of Korean companies in China. The study uses provincial‐level data from 2003 to 2012 for 29 Chinese provinces to conduct both global and spatial models. The results indicate significant spatial variation in the impact of regional economic capacity on Korean company locations, and this leads to inconsistent global model results. Moreover, the spatial results show spatial differences between the manufacturing and service sectors. This implies that company expansion strategies in China's balanced growth era should consider this provincial spatial heterogeneity of economic capacities. Este estudio identifica una heterogeneidad espacial significativa de las capacidades económicas regionales que afecta a la distribución de las empresas coreanas en China. En el estudio se utilizan datos a nivel provincial del período 2003 a 2012 de 29 provincias chinas para desarrollar modelos tanto globales como espaciales. Los resultados indican una variación espacial significativa en el impacto de la capacidad económica regional en las ubicaciones de las empresas coreanas, lo que lleva a resultados heterogéneos en el modelo global. Además, los resultados espaciales muestran diferencias espaciales entre los sectores de manufacturas y de servicios. Esto implica que las estrategias de expansión de las empresas en la era del crecimiento equilibrado de China deben tener en cuenta esta heterogeneidad espacial de las capacidades económicas provinciales. 本稿では、中国国内の韓国系企業の分布に影響を与える、地域の経済的能力の有意な空間的異質性を特定する。本研究では、2003~2012年の中国の29の省の省レベルのデータを用いて、グローバルモデルと空間モデルの両方の分析を実施する。結果から、韓国系企業の立地に対する地域の経済的能力の影響には有意な空間的差異があることが示され、そのためグローバルモデルの分析では一貫性のない結果が得られる。さらに、空間モデルの分析結果からは製造セクターとサービスセクターにおける空間的相違が示された。これは、中国の安定成長の時代における企業の拡大戦略は、省における経済的能力の空間的差異を考慮するべきことを暗示している。

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  • Yoomi Kim, 2019. "Spatial analysis of factors affecting location decisions of Korean companies in China," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(2), pages 383-401, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:11:y:2019:i:2:p:383-401
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12190
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    1. Hao-Chen Huang & Hsin-Yin Chang & Ting-Hsiu Liao, 2023. "Analyzing the Impact of the Labor Market on Company Location Selection Using Spatial Econometric Models," Advances in Management and Applied Economics, SCIENPRESS Ltd, vol. 13(6), pages 1-9.

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