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Does inward foreign direct investment affect agriculture growth? Some empirical evidence from Pakistan

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  • Adeel Ahmed
  • Evelyn Shyamala Devadason
  • Dawood Jan

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This study empirically investigates the effects of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on Pakistan's agricultural growth, spanning the period 1977-2015, using the vector error correction model (VECM). Overall, the analysis shows that there is a positive relationship between agricultural growth and FDI. Further, the results indicate that the liberal 1997 policy of opening up the agricultural sector to FDI does not yield favourable results. Together, these results suggest that the long-term benefits of FDI inflows for Pakistan can only be fully realised when, other development issues related to domestic factors and institutions are addressed in tandem with FDI reforms. Therefore, there should be policy congruence among FDI policies and reforms with domestic developmental policies for a developing agrarian country like Pakistan to advance growth in the agriculture sector.

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  • Adeel Ahmed & Evelyn Shyamala Devadason & Dawood Jan, 2017. "Does inward foreign direct investment affect agriculture growth? Some empirical evidence from Pakistan," International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(1), pages 60-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijarge:v:13:y:2017:i:1:p:60-76
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    1. Dhahri, Sabrine & Omri, Anis, 2020. "Foreign capital towards SDGs 1 & 2—Ending Poverty and hunger: The role of agricultural production," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 208-221.
    2. Sabrine Dhahri & Anis Omri, 2020. "Does foreign capital really matter for the host country agricultural production? Evidence from developing countries," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 156(1), pages 153-181, February.
    3. Adom, Philip Kofi & Adams, Samuel, 2020. "Decomposition of technical efficiency in agricultural production in Africa into transient and persistent technical efficiency under heterogeneous technologies," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).

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