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Revisiting the Determinants of Investment- The Case of Tunisia

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  • Nesrine Dardouri
  • Abdelkader Aguir

    (ESPI - Ecole Supérieure des Professions Immobilières)

  • Ramzi Farhani
  • Mounir Smida

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This study aims to analyse the determinants of investment for developing countries, through the case of Tunisia, which is strongly affected by such a dynamic. Using the ARDL model on annual data for the period 1987 to 2020, we found evidence of a short-and long-term relationship between various social and economic variables and the investment. These findings have important policy implications for economic agents, politicians, and policymakers. This study is useful to identify the socioeconomic determinants of total investment in Tunisia.

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  • Nesrine Dardouri & Abdelkader Aguir & Ramzi Farhani & Mounir Smida, 2023. "Revisiting the Determinants of Investment- The Case of Tunisia," Post-Print hal-04101430, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04101430
    DOI: 10.25115/sae.v41i2.7224
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