| Author: | Du, Zihua |
| Title: | The effects of a country's soft power on FDI flows |
| Advisors: | Xu, Xinpeng (AF) |
| Degree: | D.B.A. |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Subject: | Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations Investments, Foreign International relations |
| Department: | Faculty of Business |
| Pages: | iv, 81 pages : color illustrations |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | In this study, I investigate the association between a nation's soft power and foreign direct investment flows into the country. Drawing on PIPA/Globescan data to construct country-pair-year specific measures of soft power, I test the relationship on a sample which captures investment flows between 36 countries over a 7-year period. I find a strong positive link between a country's soft power and the magnitude of the incoming foreign investment flows and my results are robust to a battery of sensitivity analyses. Overall, my findings are consistent with the interpretation that soft power helps a country attract investment flows from abroad. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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