Arbeitspapier
The Effects of FDI Liberalization on Structural Transformation and Demographic Change: Evidence from China
How does foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization shape structural transformation and demographic change in developing countries? We provide new evidence on this question using five waves of Chinese census data between 1990 and 2015, exploiting quasi-exogenous variation in FDI liberalization induced by multiple waves of regulatory relaxation. We find that counties more exposed to liberalization experience a relative shift out of agricultural employment into manufacturing and services for both men and women. Exposure to FDI liberalization also reduces the probability of marriage, and induces a decline in the birth rate and the share of women with children.
- Language
-
Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
-
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16094
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
Multinational Firms; International Business
Economic Impacts of Globalization: Economic Development
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- Subject
-
foreign direct investment
structural transformation
demographic change
China
- Event
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
-
Erten, Bilge
Leight, Jessica
Zhu, Lianming
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (who)
-
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
-
Bonn
- (when)
-
2023
- Handle
- Last update
-
10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
Data provider
This object is provided by:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Erten, Bilge
- Leight, Jessica
- Zhu, Lianming
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2023
Other Objects (12)
Trade Liberalization, Growth, and FDI: A Structural Estimation Framework
FDI liberalization as a source of comparative advantage in China
On the economic impact of FDI and trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region: A structural quantitative analysis
Optimal Ownership and Firm Performance: An Analysis of China's FDI Liberalization
Liberalization and FDI performance: EEvidence from ASEAN and SAFTA member countries
The Politics of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of FDI Incentives
Liberalization and Structural Change: Evidence from Nepalese Manufacturing
The demographic transformation of post-socialist countries
FDI liberalization, firm heterogeneity and foreign ownership: German firm decisions in reforming India
A structural quantitative analysis of services trade de-liberalization
Poverty and Deprivation: Assessing demographic and social structural factors
Financial crises after financial liberalization: Exceptional circumstances or structural weakness?
Trade Liberalization, Growth, and FDI: A Structural Estimation Framework
FDI liberalization as a source of comparative advantage in China
On the economic impact of FDI and trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region: A structural quantitative analysis
Optimal Ownership and Firm Performance: An Analysis of China's FDI Liberalization
Liberalization and FDI performance: EEvidence from ASEAN and SAFTA member countries
The Politics of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of FDI Incentives
Liberalization and Structural Change: Evidence from Nepalese Manufacturing
The demographic transformation of post-socialist countries
FDI liberalization, firm heterogeneity and foreign ownership: German firm decisions in reforming India
A structural quantitative analysis of services trade de-liberalization
Poverty and Deprivation: Assessing demographic and social structural factors
Financial crises after financial liberalization: Exceptional circumstances or structural weakness?
Trade Liberalization, Growth, and FDI: A Structural Estimation Framework
FDI liberalization as a source of comparative advantage in China
On the economic impact of FDI and trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region: A structural quantitative analysis
Optimal Ownership and Firm Performance: An Analysis of China's FDI Liberalization
Liberalization and FDI performance: EEvidence from ASEAN and SAFTA member countries
The Politics of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of FDI Incentives
Liberalization and Structural Change: Evidence from Nepalese Manufacturing
The demographic transformation of post-socialist countries
FDI liberalization, firm heterogeneity and foreign ownership: German firm decisions in reforming India
A structural quantitative analysis of services trade de-liberalization
Poverty and Deprivation: Assessing demographic and social structural factors