Facts and Fallacies About U.S. FDI in China

42 Pages Posted: 5 Oct 2007 Last revised: 26 Oct 2022

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Lee Branstetter

Carnegie Mellon University - H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

C. Fritz Foley

Harvard University - Business School (HBS); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: October 2007

Abstract

Despite the rapid expansion of U.S.-China trade ties, the increase in U.S. FDI in China, and the expanding amount of economic research exploring these developments, a number of misconceptions distort the popular understanding of U.S. multinationals in China. In this paper, we seek to correct four common misunderstandings by providing a statistical portrait of several aspects of U.S. affiliate activity in the country and placing this activity in its appropriate economic context.

Suggested Citation

Branstetter, Lee and Foley, C. Fritz, Facts and Fallacies About U.S. FDI in China (October 2007). NBER Working Paper No. w13470, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1019470

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