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Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Employment in Pacifi c Island Countries: An Empirical Study of Fiji

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  • Jayaraman, Tiru K.

    (Faculty of Business And Economics University of the South Pacific)

  • Singh, Baljeet

    (Faculty of Business And Economics University of the South Pacific)

Abstract

Among the 14 Pacifi c island countries, (PICs) Fiji, with its relatively better endowments in land and human resources as well as physical infrastructure, has been one of the ten favourite destinations of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia-Pacifi c. The gains from FDI include not only creation of employment in those sectors, which attracted overseas investors, but also of additional employment opportunities in ancillary sectors, which are supportive to all production oriented activities in the economy. This paper undertakes an econometric study of the impact of FDI in Fiji during a 30-year period. The study results confi rm that FDI contributed to employment creation and economic growth.

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  • Jayaraman, Tiru K. & Singh, Baljeet, 2007. "Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Employment in Pacifi c Island Countries: An Empirical Study of Fiji," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 60(1), pages 57-74.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:0065
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    1. Mina, Wasseem & Jaeck, Louis, 2015. "Labor Market Flexibility and FDI Flows: Evidence from Oil-Rich GCC and Middle Income Countries," MPRA Paper 62652, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Wasseem Mina, 2018. "Labor Market Policies and FDI Flows to GCC Countries," Working Papers 1201, Economic Research Forum, revised 27 May 2018.
    3. Mouldi Ben Amor, 2023. "Nexus Between Foreign Direct Investment and Employment in Manufacturing and Services Sectors in Tunisia: An ARDL Approach," International Journal of Economic Sciences, European Research Center, vol. 12(2), pages 1-20, November.
    4. Takumah, Wisdom, 2014. "Tax Revenue and Economic Growth in Ghana: A Cointegration Approach," MPRA Paper 58532, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Mina, Wasseem, 2020. "Do GCC market-oriented labor policies encourage inward FDI flows?," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).
    6. Feeny, Simon & Iamsiraroj, Sasi & McGillivray, Mark, 2014. "Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in the Pacific Island countries," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 332-339.
    7. Zakia Batool & Muhammad Haroon & Sajjad Ali & Rashid Ahmad, 2022. "Remittances and Economic Growth: Exploring the Role of Financial Development," iRASD Journal of Management, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 4(1), pages 127-134, March.

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    Keywords

    foreign direct investment; Pacifi c island countries; Fiji; employment; cointegration; bounds testing procedure.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies

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