| Foreign Direct Investment has risen continuously with the entry to the most fields of national economy. It has not only solved financial problems of economic development in our country, but also has promoted national economy sustainable and high-quality growth through technology and management spill-over effects, industrial structure updating effects, trade creation effects and employment effects, but at the same time Foreign Direct Investment is also a double-edged sword. When the regions of Foreign Direct Investment are different, the role is different, so Foreign Direct Investment can not bindly be introducted and used. In order to make Foreign Direct Investment serve the economic development of our counrty better, how to attract and use Foreign Direct Investment and how to optimize the region structure of Foreign Direct Investment is a research subject attracting increasing attention.In the last 10 years, the amount and regions of Foreign Direct Investment have increased greatly in Xi'an. It has played a more and more important role in the regional economy. Take Xi'an for an example, the paper makes an empirical study to the region structure of Foreign Direct Investment in order to further optimize it and promote investment quality. The study can provide a positive reference to the government decision-making and the building of development zones, hoping play a certain reference role to other west cities throngh the study of Xi'an.A concept framework for the whole study is outlined firstly. The connotation and ways of Foreign Direct Investment are introduced. Meanwhile, the motivation theory of Foreign Direct Investment and the applied theory in developing countries are described systematically. Then, the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and the development of backward areas are analyzed from the perspective of economic geography. On this basis, they are studied for the status quo of Foreign Direct Investment and the basic advantages attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Xi'an. At the same time, the performance and potential of Foreign Direct Investment in Xi'an are analyzed. Afterward, using dynamic shift-share analysis (DSSA), this paper makes empirical analysis to region structure of Foreign Direct Investment in Xi'an, showing that competitiveness of Foreign Direct Investment is different in different regions of Xi'an, and they are classified into the mature market, the rising market, the thriving market and the stagnant market. On this basis, targeted countermeasures and proposals are put forward for the future on how to attract and to use FDI better.Several conclusions are presented in this paper. They are as follows:Firstly, the amount of the Foreign Direct Investment has increased continuously in Xi'an. It has played a great role in the economic development in Xi'an.Secondly, the competitive of Xi'an is comparatively strong in the performance and attractive potential of Foreign Direct Investment.Thirdly, Different Foreign Direct Investment regions have different competitiveness in Xi'an, and they have played a different impact on economic growth of Xi'an.Some new ideas are brought from this paper:Firstly, at present, methods of qualitative description have constantly been applied to the research on the structure of the regions of foreign direct investment, by this method, the regions are roughly divided into Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan and the other Foreign Direct Investment region. Foreign Direct Investment regions in Xi'an are classified by dynamic shift-share analysis that is impoved on shift-share analysis. Shift-share analysis is proposed by American economist Daniel·B·Creamer.Secondly, it is researched for the impact of Foreign Direct Investment in different regions on economic development of Xi'an by factor analysis and regression analysis, meanwhile, a series of practical significance of the countermeasures and proposals are put forward for attracting Foreign Direct Investment. |
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