1 Determinants of FDI in producer services: Evidence from Chinese aggregate and provincial sub-sectoral data Runda Gao 1 , Glauco De Vita 2 , Yun Luo 3,* , Jason Begley 4 1 Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK. E-mail: gaor8@uni.coventry.ac.uk. 2 Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK. E-mail: glauco.devita@coventry.ac.uk. 3 Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. E-mail: Y.Luo@soton.ac.uk. *Corresponding author 4 Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK. E-mail: aa0070@coventry.ac.uk. Authors’ post-print accepted on 18 June 2020 by International Journal of Finance and Economics. Deposited in Coventry University’s PURE Repository on 25 th of June 2020 DOI: 10.1108/JES-07-2020-0355. Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of FDI in producer services in China using both country aggregate and provincial sub-sectoral data. Design/methodology/approach – This paper applies ARDL cointegration and panel data regression approaches in examining the determinants of Producer Service FDI (PSFDI). Findings – Our results show differences between the determinants of aggregate FDI and PSFDI. Contrary to the typical influencing factors of general FDI (that include GDP, openness, low wages and environmental quality), the two main determinants of PSFDI inflows to China are found to be high wages and research intensity. Data drawn from 26