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Relationship among FDI, Economic Growth, and Employment

외국인직접투자와 경제성장 및 고용간 관계

  • Received : 2019.08.09
  • Accepted : 2019.12.06
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

In this paper, the economic performance of the Jeju Free International City and the Free Economic Zone is investigated using statistical testing and the difference in differences (DID) model with data on foreign direct investment (FDI), gross regional domestic product (GRDP), and employment-to-population ratio (EPR). The relationships among FDI, GRDP, and EPR are also investigated using the panel vector error-correction model on the regional data. The compound average growth rate of actual investment, and the ratio of FDI received to FDI declared in the capital region were higher than in the non-capital region. For the growth and relative volume of FDI received, seven regions out of 16 were found to be low in growth and small in relative volume. The results of statistical testing showed statistically significant differences in some variables, except for two regions, but DID estimates that determine the pure policy effect of zone designation showed statistical insignificance. On the other hand, the explanatory power among the three variables was found to be quite limited, but it was greater in the cities, provinces, and non-capital region. In summary, it is necessary to establish the FDI inducement mechanism so the inflow of FDI can increase GRDP and EPR.

본 논문에서는 제주국제자유도시 및 경제자유구역의 경제적 성과를 외국인직접투자(FDI), 지역내총생산(GRDP), 고용률(EPR) 데이터를 이용하여 통계적 검정과 패널분석의 이중차분모형(Difference-In-Difference model)으로 살펴보고, 세 변수의 관계를 지역별 데이터 및 패널 벡터오차수정모형(PVECM: Panel Vector Error Correction Model)을 이용하여 살펴보았다. FDI 신고액 대비 도착액의 비율인 실투자율 연평균증가율의 경우 수도권이 비수도권보다 높게 나타났다. FDI 도착액의 성장과 상대적 규모를 살펴보면 16개 지역 중 7개 지역이 성장도 낮고, 규모도 작은 것으로 나타났다. 통계적 분석 결과 지구지정 전후의 변화에서 2개 지역을 제외하고는 일부 변수에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났으나 순수한 지구지정 정책효과인 지를 판단할 수 있는 이중차분 추정치는 통계적 유의성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, PVECM을 이용하여 세 변수의 상호 관계를 분석해 본 결과 상호 설명력은 상당히 제한적이었으나 수도권 지역보다는 비수도권 지역에서, 광역지역 보다는 시도지역에서 크게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때, FDI 유입이 GRDP 증가 및 고용률 상승 등 지역경제 활성화로 연결될 수 있는 FDI 유치 메커니즘을 구축하는 것이 필요하다고 하겠다.

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