文化相近、合作信任与外商合资关系的持久性

发布时间：2018-11-12 20:16

【摘要】：文化作为一种非正式制度对经济活动具有重要影响。与外国投资者相比,来自港澳台地区的合资企业由于天然具有种族、血缘关系的文化亲近优势,理应具有更为稳定的合作关系。然而,我们诧异地发现文化亲近性不仅没有为港澳台投资者与当地企业之间带来更为长久的合作关系,而且港澳台合资企业的合作关系更有可能因为合作冲突而发生破裂。针对这一令人诧异的发现,本文基于正式制度与文化之间的互补性,证实了文化的作用很大程度上依赖于地区制度环境状况。在制度质量相对低下的地区,港澳台合资企业更有可能发生独资化,并且该现象在契约密集型行业尤其突出。考虑不同制度衡量指标、外资控股地位、合资对象所有制差异后,该结论都相当稳健。本文研究的重要启示是,虽然文化对经济活动起到了润滑剂作用,但其功能归根到底仍然取决于正式制度环境的质量。
[Abstract]:Culture as an informal institution has an important impact on economic activities. Compared with foreign investors, the joint venture from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan should have a more stable cooperative relationship because of its natural advantages of ethnic and consanguineous cultural affinity. However, we are surprised to find that cultural closeness has not only failed to bring about a longer term partnership between Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan investors and local enterprises, but also that the joint venture relationship between Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is more likely to break down because of the conflict of cooperation. In view of this surprising discovery, based on the complementarity between formal system and culture, this paper proves that the role of culture depends largely on the regional institutional environment. In areas where the quality of the system is relatively low, the joint venture between Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan is more likely to be solely-owned, and this phenomenon is especially prominent in contract-intensive industries. This conclusion is quite stable after considering different system measure, foreign capital holding position and ownership difference of joint venture object. The important revelation of this paper is that although culture plays a lubricant role in economic activities, its function in the final analysis still depends on the quality of the formal institutional environment.
【作者单位】：南开大学经济学院;
【基金】：国家自然科学基金(71203107;71473136) 霍英东教育基金基础性研究课题(141083) “中国特色社会主义经济建设协同创新中心”(2011协同创新中心)的资助
【分类号】：F276.43

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