Chinese A-Share Listed Companies and Two-Way FDI Effects, 2011-2021

Yu Duan's dataset on figshare contains research data on A-share Chinese listed companies from 2011 to 2021. It examines the effects of inward and outward foreign direct investment on corporate total factor productivity, including moderating roles of environmental disclosure and innovation. The dataset is 9.5 KB in size and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the differential impact of inward versus outward FDI on corporate productivity based on the described research focus.
• Investigating the moderating effect of corporate environmental information disclosure quality on the FDI-productivity relationship.
• Studying how technological innovation influences the link between two-way FDI and total factor productivity.
• Comparing the effects of two-way FDI across different company types, such as state-owned versus non-state-owned or heavily polluting versus non-heavily polluting firms.
• Examining regional heterogeneity in FDI effects, particularly for companies in central and western regions of China.

Strengths

• Data covers an 11-year time range from 2011 to 2021.
• The description indicates results were validated through a series of robustness tests.
• Dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope or number of variables.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Yu Duan on figshare.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from financial reports and disclosures of A-share Chinese listed companies.

Time Range

2011 to 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:33:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China, with specific focus on central and western regions.