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Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: evidence from the Indian states

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  • Shraddha Sathe
  • Morrison Handley-Schachler

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This study examines the possible cultural factors affecting FDI in different regions of one large emerging economy, namely India, in terms of the varying religious, social and political backgrounds of the different states. Although the effects of culture on business practice have been extensively studied, less research has been published on the effects of culture on international trade and investment. In addition, culture is often narrowly defined in terms of implicit psychological attitudes, with little attention being paid to the effects of explicit cultural features such as religion or to sociological factors such as urbanisation and education levels, which may have a crucial effect on the ability of countries and regions to attract FDI and on the uses to which FDI inflows are put. Our findings indicate that social and explicit cultural variables have a measurable effect on FDI flows, with urbanisation being the most important factor.

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  • Shraddha Sathe & Morrison Handley-Schachler, 2006. "Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: evidence from the Indian states," World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(4), pages 323-334.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:wremsd:v:2:y:2006:i:4:p:323-334
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    1. Hong, Seiwoong & Lee, Junyong & Oh, Frederick Dongchuhl & Shin, Donglim, 2023. "Religion and foreign direct investment," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(1).
    2. Bhabani Shankar Nayak & Dominik Scheib, 2020. "Cultural logic of German foreign direct investment (FDI) in service sector," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 9(1), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Jasmine Mondolo, 2018. "How do informal institutions influence inward FDI? A systematic review," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0218, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
    4. Rubini, Lauretta & Pollio, Chiara & Spigarelli, Francesca & Lv, Ping, 2021. "Regional social context and FDI. An empirical investigation on Chinese acquisitions in Europe," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 402-415.
    5. Zohaib AKHTAR* & Hafiz Muhammad YASIN**, 2015. "Terrorism and Political Instability Implications for Foreign Direct Investment: A Case Study of South and South East Asian Countries," Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Applied Economics Research Centre, vol. 25(1), pages 67-98.
    6. Jasmine Mondolo, 2019. "How do informal institutions influence inward FDI? A systematic review," Economia Politica: Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, Springer;Fondazione Edison, vol. 36(1), pages 167-204, April.

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