【摘要】We   study Japanese investments between 1980 and 1992 to assess the effectiveness   of US state promotion efforts in light of strong agglomeration effects in   Japanese investment. The provision of foreign trade zones, lower taxes, and   job-creation subsidies have statistically significant effects on the location   of investment. Simulations indicate that unilateral withdrawal of promotion   would have caused individual states to lose substantial amounts of Japanese   investment. However, because state promotional policies tended to offset each   other, their impact on the geographic distribution of Japanese investment   appears small.

【关键词】Foreign direct investmentAgglomerationIncentives

【文献来源】C.KeithHeada, John C.Riesa, Deborah L., Swensonbc .Attracting foreign manufacturing: Investment promotion and agglomeration .Regional Science & Urban Economics ,1999 ,29(2).