摘要 本文旨在探討廠商進行對外投資時,主要之投資區位選擇因素之影響,以2000年至2010年為研究觀察期,蒐集959家臺灣製造業廠商資料,共計5,446筆對外投資案,以巢式羅吉特模型進行實證分析,不僅能考慮地主國之國家特性,同時也將廠商異質性之影響納入考量。實證結果顯示,在國家特性方面,地主國市場大小對投資區位選擇有正向顯著的影響,表示廠商對外進行投資時,多著眼於地主國的市場潛力。而在廠商特性方面,很顯然地,相對於投資中國,臺灣廠商在各地主國進行對外投資時,廠商異質性是決定廠商在對外投資區位選擇差異的主要原因之一。 關鍵字:巢式羅吉特模型、廠商異質性、區位選擇
Abstract This thesis aims to explore the main determinants of FDI location choice of 959 Taiwanese manufacturing firms over the period of 2000-2010. By using the nested logit model that considers not only the host country characteristics but also the firm heterogeneity, we draw the following conclusions. Firstly, from the aspect of country characteristic, Taiwanese firms usually invest more in host countries which have relatively lager market potential size. Secondly, as for firm characteristic, relatively to invest in China, firm heterogeneity is indeed the major determinant of FDI location choice of Taiwanese firms. Keywords: nested logit model; firm heterogeneity; location choice; FDI