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Does the Source of Foreign Direct Investment Matter to Economic Growth in Malaysia?

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  • Chor Foon Tang
  • Eu Chye Tan

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is often viewed as a potential contributor to a country’s economic growth and development. However, the extent of the contribution may depend upon the source of such investment inflows. This paper assesses the contribution of inward FDI to Malaysia’s economic growth using investment data disaggregated by source over the period, 2008:Q1–2016:Q3. Due to the mixed orders of integration of the series involved, the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) framework is employed to conduct the assessment. The econometric results indicate that the source of the FDI does matter greatly when considering the extent of its spin-off for the local economy. Specifically, FDI flows from North America and Southeast Asia contribute more significantly to Malaysia’s economic growth than FDI flows from Central and South America, Northeast Asia and Oceania.

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  • Chor Foon Tang & Eu Chye Tan, 2018. "Does the Source of Foreign Direct Investment Matter to Economic Growth in Malaysia?," Global Economic Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(2), pages 174-181, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:glecrv:v:47:y:2018:i:2:p:174-181
    DOI: 10.1080/1226508X.2017.1406815
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    1. Gibogwe, Vincent & Nigo, Ayine & Kufuor, Karen, 2022. "FDI and economic growth in SADC region," MPRA Paper 115029, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 29 Sep 2022.
    2. Gibogwe, Vincent & Nigo, Ayine & Kufuor, Karen, 2022. "Institutional Quality And Economic Growth In Tanzania," MPRA Paper 115400, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. James Temitope Dada & Ezekiel Olamide Abanikanda, 2022. "The moderating effect of institutions in foreign direct investment led growth hypothesis in Nigeria," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 903-929, May.
    4. SHIKUR, Zewdie Habte, 2024. "Economic Freedom, Financial Development And Foreign Direct Investment Inflows In African Countries, 2007-2018," Applied Econometrics and International Development, Euro-American Association of Economic Development, vol. 24(1), pages 81-96.

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