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What Drives Foreign Direct Investments into West Africa? An Empirical Investigation

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  1. Tii N. Nchofoung & Simplice A. Asongu & Arsène A. Njamen Kengdo & Elvis D. Achuo, 2022. "Linear and non‐linear effects of infrastructures on inclusive human development in Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(1), pages 81-96, March.
  2. Patricia Lindelwa Makoni, 2018. "FDI and FPI Determinants in Developing African Countries," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 9(6), pages 252-263.
  3. Seydou Coulibaly & Abdramane Camara, 2022. "The end of tax incentives in mining? Tax policy and mining foreign direct investment in Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(S1), pages 177-194, July.
  4. repec:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:9:p:2848-2858 is not listed on IDEAS
  5. Jinapor, John Abdulai & Abor, Joshua Yindenaba & Graham, Michael, 2025. "Energy consumption and inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does foreign direct investment make a difference?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 198(C).
  6. Osamede Success Abusomwan & John Norense Izevbigie, 2024. "Linking foreign direct investment to financial deepening: Evidence from sub‐Saharan Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 36(1), pages 1-14, March.
  7. Tanguy Bonnet, 2023. "Foreign Direct Investment and Strategic Minerals," EconomiX Working Papers 2023-7, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.
  8. Bonnet, Tanguy, 2025. "Foreign direct investments and energy transition critical minerals," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 105(C).
  9. Bruno Emmanuel Ongo Nkoa, 2018. "Determinants of foreign direct investment in Africa: An analysis of the impact of financial development," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 38(1), pages 221-233.
  10. Rosemary Stanley Taylor, 2020. "Foreign direct investment and economic growth. Analysis of sectoral foreign direct investment in Tanzania," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 699-717, December.
  11. Warren Moraghen & Boopen Seetanah & Noor Sookia, 2021. "Impact of exchange rate and exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment inflow for Mauritius: A dynamic time series approach," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 33(4), pages 581-591, December.
  12. repec:bla:afrdev:v:29:y:2017:i:s1:p:15-26 is not listed on IDEAS
  13. Olawumi Dele Awolusi, 2019. "Policy and Non-Policy Factors: What Determines Foreign Direct Investments in Africa?," Journal of Social and Development Sciences, AMH International, vol. 9(4), pages 49-61.
  14. Mohd IRSHAD & Syed Hasan QAYED, 2022. "Casual nexus between economic growth, FDI and employment: An inquiry into BRICS and ASEAN," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(2(631), S), pages 107-124, Summer.
  15. William Bekoe & Talatu Jalloh & Wassiuw Abdul Rahaman, 2021. "Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Evidence from West Africa," International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research (IJBESAR), Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), Kavala Campus, Greece, vol. 14(3), pages 7-25, December.
  16. Alexandrov Nevski Sachs Semanou, 2022. "Economic growth in West African countries: a comparative analysis," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(7), pages 1-22, July.
  17. Ionela Gavrila-Paven, 2026. "Trade openness, foreign investment, and Africa’s repositioning in the global economy," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-16, December.
  18. repec:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:i:15:p:1411-1421 is not listed on IDEAS
  19. Avisha Malik & Ash Narayan Sah, 2023. "Does FDI Impact the Economic Growth of BRICS Economies? Evidence from Bayesian VAR," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 17(1), pages 1-19, December.
  20. Rodrigo Martins & Jorge Cerdeira & Miguel Fonseca & Mohamed Barrie, 2022. "Foreign direct investment determinants in Mano River Union countries: Micro and macro evidence," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 90(3), pages 408-424, September.
  21. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose & Gilles Cols, 2017. "The determinants of foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa: What role for governance?," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 9(2), pages 63-81, June.
  22. Tosin K. Gbadegesin & Nadege D. Yameogo, 2024. "Evaluating the Economic Impacts of the G20 Compact Initiative: Evidence from Causal Inference Using Advanced Machine Learning Techniques," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 17(5), pages 1-56, September.
  23. Sionfou Seydou Coulibaly & Lewis Landry Gakpa & Issouf Soumaré, 2018. "The Role of Property Rights in the Relationship between Capital Flows and Economic Growth in SSA: Do Natural Resources Endowment and Country Income Level Matter?," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 30(1), pages 112-130, March.
  24. Amadou Bobbo, 2018. "Volatilité de l'inflation, gouvernance et investissements directs étrangers entrants en Afrique sub‐saharienne," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 30(1), pages 86-99, March.
  25. Md. Golam Kibria & M. M. K. Toufique, 2023. "Institutional governance and quality of life: evidence from developing countries," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 3(3), pages 1-20, March.
  26. Chukwudi Emmanuel Edeh & Chidera Godson Eze & Sonia Onyinye Ugwuanyi, 2020. "Impact of foreign direct investment on the agricultural sector in Nigeria (1981–2017)," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(4), pages 551-564, December.
  27. Mesagan Peter Ekundayo & Amadi Nkem Agatha, 2017. "The Efficiency Market Theory: A Case of Commercial Banks Stocks in Nigeria," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 583-587, December.
  28. Ehouma Jacques Allou & Bosede Ngozi Adeleye & Jianhua Cheng & Rehman Abdul, 2020. "Is there a nexus between China outward foreign direct investment and welfare in Côte dʼIvoire? Empirical evidence from the Toda–Yamamoto procedure," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 32(3), pages 499-510, September.
  29. Tanguy Bonnet, 2025. "Foreign direct investments and energy transition critical minerals," Post-Print hal-05000376, HAL.
  30. Njangang Henri & Nembot Ndeffo Luc & Nawo Larissa, 2019. "The Long‐run and Short‐run Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Financial Development in African Countries," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 31(2), pages 216-229, June.
  31. Namountougou, Yentéma, 2024. "Spillover effects of natural resources on the attractiveness of foreign direct investment in ECOWAS countries," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
  32. Awolusi D. Olawumi, 2019. "Human Capital Development and Economic Growth in BRICS Countries: Controlling for Country Differences," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 11(4), pages 1-17.
  33. Ernest Nkansah‐Dwamena & Hyunsoo Yoon, 2022. "Why is sub‐Saharan Africa an attractive destination to foreign land grabbers? Evidence from country characteristics," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(2), pages 280-292, June.
  34. Sloboda, Brian W. & Sissoko, Yaya, . "Determinants of Economic Growth in ECOWAS Countries: An Empirical Investigation," African Journal of Economic Review, African Journal of Economic Review, vol. 8(2).
  35. Perekunah B. Eregha, 2019. "Exchange Rate, Uncertainty and Foreign Direct Investment Inflow in West African Monetary Zone," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 20(1), pages 1-12, February.
  36. Salahodjaev, Raufhon & Yuldashev, Oybek & Omanbayev, Bekhzod, 2016. "What drives foreign direct investment into post-communist economies?," MPRA Paper 73277, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  37. Amir Iqbal & Xuan Tang & Samma Faiz Rasool, 2023. "Investigating the nexus between CO2 emissions, renewable energy consumption, FDI, exports and economic growth: evidence from BRICS countries," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 25(3), pages 2234-2263, March.
  38. Yixing Yang & Md. Qamruzzaman & Mohd Ziaur Rehman & Salma Karim, 2021. "Do Tourism and Institutional Quality Asymmetrically Effects on FDI Sustainability in BIMSTEC Countries: An Application of ARDL, CS-ARDL, NARDL, and Asymmetric Causality Test," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-29, September.
  39. Hidaya Othmani, 2022. "Foreign institutional ownership and bank performance: Evidence from Tunisia," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 34(1), pages 42-53, March.
  40. Lilin Yuan & Peng Ji, 2025. "Motives of Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa: With regulation effects of institutional quality," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 20(6), pages 1-17, June.
  41. Olawumi D Awolusi & Theuns G Pelser & Adedeji Saidi Adelekan, 2016. "Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: New Granger Causality Evidence from Asian and African Economies," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 8(1), pages 104-119.
  42. Noris Fatilla Ismail & Roziyana Jafri & Syahida Abd Aziz & Irlisuhayu Mohd Ramli & Suraya Ismail & Mariam Idris, 2025. "Examining the Role of Globalization in Shaping Foreign Direct Investment Flows to Thailand: An Empirical Study," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(15), pages 281-294, February.
  43. Saif ur Rahman & Nor’Aznin Abu Bakar, 2019. "Manufacturing sector in Pakistan: A Comprehensive Review for the Future Growth and Development," Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, International Research Alliance for Sustainable Development (iRASD), vol. 7(1), pages :77-91, March.
  44. Nam, Hyun-Jung & Ryu, Doojin, 2023. "FDI and human development: The role of governance, ODA, and national competitiveness," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
  45. Gladys Awinpoak Abindaw Nabieu & Godfred Alufar Bokpin & Achampong Kofi Osei & Patrick Opoku Asuming, 2021. "Fiscal rules, fiscal performance and economic growth in Sub‐Saharan Africa," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 33(4), pages 607-619, December.
  46. Dieudonné Mignamissi & Bernard Nguekeng, 2022. "Trade openness-industrialization nexus revisited in Africa," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 55(4), pages 2547-2575, November.
  47. Olawumi Dele Awolusi & Ezekiel Jide Fayomi & GANIYU Idris Olayiwola, 2017. "International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Technology Transfer: A Comparative Study of Asian and African Economies," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 8(6), pages 127-145.
  48. Farah Siddiqui & Danish Ahmed Siddiqui, 2019. "Causality between Tourism and Foreign Direct Investment: An Empirical Evidence from Pakistan," Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 7(1), pages 27-44, March.
  49. Kazeem Bello Ajide & Oluwanbepelumi Esther Osode, 2017. "Does FDI Dampen or Magnify Output Growth Volatility in the ECOWAS Region?," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 29(2), pages 211-222, June.
  50. Oluwaseyi Musibau, Hammed & Olawale Shittu, Waliu & Yanotti, Maria, 2022. "Natural resources endowment: What more does West Africa need in order to grow?," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
  51. Warren Moraghen & Boopen Seetanah & Noor Sookia, 2019. "Explaining Heterogeneity in the Effect of the Exchange Rate and Exchange Rate Volatility on Foreign Direct Investment: A Meta‐Analysis Approach," African Development Review, African Development Bank, vol. 31(3), pages 275-291, September.
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