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Assessing a Causal Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital: The Case of the Netherlands

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  • Jovanka Pinas
  • Sun Wei
  • Tetelesti Oppong-Baah
  • Elina Kim
  • Mabel Addai
  • Isaac Owusu
  • Edward Gyamfi
  • Deborah Ofosu
  • Adjoa Afedua Nsaful
  • Emmanuel Nketiah
  • Mavis Adjei
  • Abigail Afi Asamoah Asiamah
  • Frederick Adjei Boateng
  • Christiana Twi-Brempong
  • Samuel Koranteng Fianko
  • Kweku Kyei Gyamerah

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Foreign direct investment is seen by many countries as an important source of capital. The flow of foreign direct investment in the world has been increasing over the past couple of years and many countries have adopted various institutional policies with the hope of attracting more foreign direct investment. Besides capital, these countries also get to benefit from the other advantages that these investments bring with them, such as the newest technology and managerial skills. FDI, besides boosting capital formation, also increases the quality of capital stock. Countries can only reap all the benefits of foreign direct investment if they have a sufficient amount of human capital. Human capital is seen by many researchers as one of the most important determinants of FDI. With the world becoming more knowledge-based and globalized the importance of human capital became very significant not only to individuals, but also to countries in their competitive advantages. The purpose of this research is to find out what the relationship is between foreign direct investment and human capital in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a small country in Europe which has been a global leader in the inflow and outflow of FDI the past couple of years. This study uses the Augmented Dickey-Fuller test and the Johansen cointegration test to determine whether or not there is a causal relationship between the variable’s foreign direct investment and secondary school enrollment, which is used as a proxy for human capital. The study observed that there is no causal relationship between foreign direct investment and human capital in the Netherlands. The inflow of human capital into the Netherlands is determined by other factors.

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  • Jovanka Pinas & Sun Wei & Tetelesti Oppong-Baah & Elina Kim & Mabel Addai & Isaac Owusu & Edward Gyamfi & Deborah Ofosu & Adjoa Afedua Nsaful & Emmanuel Nketiah & Mavis Adjei & Abigail Afi Asamoah Asi, 2020. "Assessing a Causal Relationship Between Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital: The Case of the Netherlands," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 13(1), pages 247-258, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ibrjnl:v:13:y:2020:i:1:p:247-258
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