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Governance and foreign direct investment in developing and developed countries

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  • Anis Ochi

    (Economic Sciences)

  • Yosra Saidi

    (Economic Sciences)

  • Houria Ghadri

    (Economic Sciences)

Abstract

In this paper, we'll try to study the impact of governance indicators and macroeconomic variables on the attractiveness of foreign direct investment in 20 developed and developing countries over the period 1998–2010 using fixed effects panel regressions. Our results generally indicate that only two indicators of governance namely, political stability and regulatory quality have a significant impact on FDI inflows. This indicates, for our overall sample, that foreign investors are interested in political stability and regulatory quality in their choice of investment abroad. This paper also investigates the impact of macroeconomic variables on the attractiveness of FDI. Generally, in most models, either developed or developing countries, these variables provide a significant sign, which indicates the importance of these factors in the attraction of FDI. Indeed, market size, trade openness, infrastructure quality, the current account deficit have a significant effect on FDI inflows.

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  • Anis Ochi & Yosra Saidi & Houria Ghadri, 2012. "Governance and foreign direct investment in developing and developed countries," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(4), pages 1-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-12-00787
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    1. Geonwoo Park & Heon Joo Jung, 2020. "South Korea’s outward direct investment and its dyadic determinants: Foreign aid, bilateral treaty and economic diplomacy," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(12), pages 3296-3313, December.

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    Keywords

    Governance; Foreign Direct Investment; Macroeconomic Variables; Fixed Effects Models and Panel Data.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business

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