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Determinants of FDI in South Asia: does corruption matter?

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  • Kirti Gupta
  • Shahid Ahmed

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The present study is an attempt to investigate the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the South Asian region. It aims to find out whether the perceived levels of corruption impede or stimulate FDI inflows. This is done through an analysis of panel data on various factors of FDI for five South Asian economies-Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka ranging from 1998 to 2015. The study uses panel data estimation methodologies in order to draw inferences. The results of our analysis show that an increase in levels of corruption neither induce FDI nor does it impede corruption, indicating that corruption does not matter in the determination of FDI flows. The enlarging size of the economy stands out as the major factor determining FDI flows that buttresses the theory of market seeking FDI.

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  • Kirti Gupta & Shahid Ahmed, 2018. "Determinants of FDI in South Asia: does corruption matter?," International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 16(2), pages 137-161.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijecbr:v:16:y:2018:i:2:p:137-161
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    1. Thangamani Bhavan, 2020. "Is Corruption ‘Grease’ Or ‘Sand’ in the Wheels of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in the South Asian Economies?," Asian Development Policy Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 8(3), pages 185-193, September.
    2. Bohan Zhang & Jianfu Ma & Muhammad Asghar Khan & Valentina Repnikova & Kseniia Shidlovskaya & Sergey Barykin & Muhammad Salman Ahmad, 2023. "The Effect of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Foreign Direct Investment in the Era of Global Value Chain: Evidence from the Asian Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-21, April.
    3. Al Mustofa, Muhammad Ubaidillah & Sukmana, Raditya, 2021. "The Effect of Institutional Quality on Foreign Direct Investment," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 55(3), pages 77-88.

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