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Effects of SINO FDI on the Growth of South Africa

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  • WIAFE, Emmanuel A.

    (School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra, Ghana)

  • ANNING, Lucy

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Accra Institute of Technology, Ghana)

Abstract

The past two decades have seen numerous studies at various levels attempting to investigate the effect of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) on the African region. A great majority of these studies reached the conclusion that FDI accounts for technology transfer across countries thereby increasing the total investment in African countries. However, regarding studies about Chinese investments in Africa, many authors claimed that Chinese investments in Africa bring with it more harm than good to the economies. This study aims to weigh out the effects of Chinese investments in Africa. The study used a dynamic panel regression approach to correct for possible endogeneity problems. It was concluded from the study that, the net of Chinese FDI is positive. Thus, Chinese FDI contributes positively to the economic growth of African countries. By implication, Chinese investments are setting the African economies on the road to achieving economic development through modernization, industrialization and strong economic growth. Effetti degli investimenti diretti cinesi sulla crescita dell’Africa Sub-Sahariana Nelle due decadi passate sono stati effettuati molti studi a diversi livelli al fine di analizzare gli effetti degli investimenti diretti esteri in Africa. La maggioranza di questi studi ha evidenziato che gli IDE spiegano i trasferimenti tecnologici tra paesi, incrementando così gli investimenti totali nei paesi dell’Africa. Per quanto riguarda però gli investimenti cinesi in Africa, molti autori sostengono che questi siano dannosi per l’economia. Lo scopo di questo studio è di quantificare gli effetti degli IDE cinesi in Africa. È stato utilizzato un approccio di regressione panel dinamico per correggere possibili problemi di endogeneità. Vi sono evidenze che gli IDE cinesi netti sono positivi, il che significa che gli investimenti cinesi contribuiscono positivamente alla crescita economica dei paesi africani. Questo implica che gli tali investimenti pongono le economie dell’Africa sulla strada del raggiungimento dello sviluppo economico attraverso la modernizzazione, l’industrializzazione e la crescita economica elevata.

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  • WIAFE, Emmanuel A. & ANNING, Lucy, 2021. "Effects of SINO FDI on the Growth of South Africa," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 74(1), pages 1-24.
  • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:0886
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    Keywords

    Foreign Direct Investment; China-Africa Relation; Economic Growth; PMG; Africa; China;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F00 - International Economics - - General - - - General
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies

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