China is now the world's largest destination of foreign direct investment (FDI), despite assessments highlighting its … institutional deficiencies. But this FDI inflow corresponds closely to predicted FDI flows into China from a model that predicts FDI …-institution countries. The only real discrepancy is that, if government quality is measured by constraints on executive power, China …

Weak institutions impede foreign direction investment (FDI), yet China attracts massive FDI despite global media … spotlighting its institutional infirmities. Standard institutional quality variables poorly track rapid transformations, like China … cases. Cross-country regressions controlling for institutional quality and economy track record reveal China's FDI inflow …

Weak institutions ought to deter foreign direction investment (FDI), and mass media stories highlight China …'s institutional deficiencies, yet China is now one of the world's largest FDI destinations. This incongruity characterizes China …'s paradoxical growth. Cross-country regressions show that China's FDI inflow is not exceptionally large, given the quality of its …

intermediaries, and they are more likely to export than domestic firms. They also exhibit positive spillover effects to domestic …

intermediaries, and they are more likely to export than domestic firms. They also exhibit positive spillover effects to domestic …