Journal article
Lingua Mercatoria: Language and Foreign Direct Investment
International studies quarterly, v 59(2), pp 330-343
01 Jun 2015
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Abstract
Does language choice attract foreign direct investment (FDI), and if so, how? We argue that languagea dynamic instrument for reducing transaction costscan influence investors' decision to allocate capital. Potential host countries attract investments by coordinating their domestic language policiesespecially those in educationto match the language of the potential FDI investor. We subject our argument to three different tests: (i) a cross-sectional sample of all global Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development investments that employs a newly constructed language-in-education measurement; (ii) a newly assembled time-series cross-sectional data set of all Chinese FDI abroad; and (iii) a detailed case study that uses process tracing to explain Chinese FDI in Indonesia. The results from these tests demonstrate a significant and robust relationship between language and FDI.
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- Title
- Lingua Mercatoria: Language and Foreign Direct Investment
- Creators
- Moonhawk Kim - University of Colorado SystemAmy H. Liu - The University of Texas at AustinKim-Lee Tuxhorn - University of Colorado BoulderDavid S. Brown - University of Colorado BoulderDavid Leblang - University of Virginia
- Publication Details
- International studies quarterly, v 59(2), pp 330-343
- Publisher
- Oxford Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts and Sciences; Politics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000355236000011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84929879604
- Other Identifier
- 991021903964904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- International Relations
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