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Analysis of FDI spatial aggregation trend in the western region
Jing Xu
School of Economics, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou, China
ABSTRACT: In this paper, the total annual FDI of 12 provinces and cities in the western region is
studied. The spatial statistical analysis method is used to establish spatial autocorrelation model and trend
surface model. According to analysis, it is concluded that FDI in the western region has spatial autocor-
relation, most provinces and cities are in high-high aggregation or low-low aggregation areas and high
FDI areas have limited radiation effects on surrounding areas; tota ...