... forces, China, Determinant, Foreign direct investment, International investments, National economy Originality/value – Research limitations/implications – Findings – Design/methodology/approach – Purpose – No previous research has considered the changing agglomeration effect...

... and centrifugal forces associated with FDI clustering over time. Findings Through studying the FDI determinants for the 29 Chinese provinces from 1993 to 2008, the empirical analysis supports a weakening agglomeration effect of FDI over time in China and further suggests that the effect has nearly vanished...