This study analyses the spatial and sectoral distribution of Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment (GFDI) and its impact on industrial agglomeration in India for the time period 2006–2015. We employ a unique dataset obtained by merging GFDI data from FDI Markets and plant level data from Annual Survey of Industries (ASI). We find that the Indian manufacturing sector shows signs of industrial dispersion rather than agglomeration throughout the sample period. Likewise, the spatial distribution pattern of GFDI also shows a decline in regional concentration and, interestingly, GFDI also seems to target new destinations. We also find that the increased spatial spread of GFDI leads to an industrial dispersion in Indian manufacturing industries.

这项研究分析了2006-2015年间，未开发外国直接投资（GFDI）的空间和部门分布及其对印度工业集聚的影响。我们采用了一个独特的数据集，该数据集是通过合并来自FDI市场的GFDI数据和来自行业年度调查（ASI）的工厂级数据而获得的。我们发现，在整个样本期间，印度制造业都呈现出产业分散的迹象，而不是集聚的迹象。同样，GFDI的空间分布格局也显示出区域集中度的下降，有趣的是，GFDI似乎也瞄准了新的目的地。我们还发现，GFDI的空间扩散增加导致印度制造业的工业分散。