人工智能技术水平能够影响FDI区位选择吗？

Can the level of artificial intelligence technology influence the choice of FDI location?

摘要:

文章选用中国2004-2019年30个省作为研究对象，构建指标测度人工智能技术水平，通过莫兰指数刻画了人工智能技术水平与外商直接投资的空间集聚性，并利用空间权重矩阵构建空间杜宾模型实证检验人工智能技术水平对FDI区位选择的影响。研究结果表明，人工智能技术水平与外商直接投资都具有正向的空间自相关性；人工智能技术水平的提高不仅对本地区外资进入起到了显著的正向促进作用，对周边相邻地区外资流入的促进作用也是显著的；异质性分析得出，人工智能技术水平对FDI区位选择的影响效应在中部和西部地区要比东部更显著。研究结论对鼓励人工智能技术进一步发展，合理高质量的吸引和使用外资，建立更开放的新型经济体提供了实证依据。

Abstract:

The article selects 30 provinces in China from 2004-2019 as the research object, constructs indicators to measure the level of artificial intelligence technology, portrays the spatial agglomeration of artificial intelligence technology level and foreign direct investment through Moran index, and constructs a spatial Durbin model using spatial weight matrix to empirically test the impact of artificial intelligence technology level on FDI location choice. The results show that both artificial intelligence technology level and foreign direct investment have positive spatial auto correlation; the improvement of artificial intelligence technology level not only plays a significant positive role in promoting the entry of foreign capital in the region, but also has a significant role in promoting the inflow of foreign capital in the neighboring regions; The heterogeneity analysis concludes that the effect of artificial intelligence technology level on FDI location choice is more significant in the central and western regions than in the east.The findings of the study provide an empirical basis for encouraging the further development of artificial intelligence technology, attracting and using foreign investment in a reasonable and high-quality manner, and establishing a new and more open economy.