Chengang Wang

TL;DR: This paper examined the causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade (exports and imports) in China and found that the growth of exports from China to the home country/region leads to the growth in inward FDI from a home country or region, which in turn leads to an increase in exports from the country to the region or region.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the linkage effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on firm-level productivity in Chinese manufacturing and found that FDI generates positive vertical linkage effects at both the national and regional levels and limited positive horizontal spillovers at the regional level.

TL;DR: In this article, it is shown that economic and political factors are inextricably linked when it comes to the manner in which the West, particularly the USA, responds to the region's needs.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the main causes of bilateral trade flows in OECD countries and find that the levels and similarities of market size, domestic R&D stock and inward FDI stock are positively related to bilateral trade, while the distance between trade partner countries has a negative impact.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the factors that determine the geographical allocation of foreign aid and find that all the donors respond to recipient need in their allocation of aid, but that the United States puts less emphasis on this than the other donors with the exception of Japan.