The paper assesses the interconnections between FDI and human capital development in Nigeria over the period 1981-2018. The analysis is carried out with the use of both non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) and linear ARDL bounds test approach to cointegration, and VECM Granger...

To investigate the nexus between the investment development path (IDP) and human development, we modelled the human development (human development index, HDI) using generalized estimation equations and accounted for the unit interval property using non-linear link functions. The gross domestic...

Economic theory proposes that FDI is one of the primary driving forces for stimulating growth (Barro and Sala-i-Martin, 1995). Researchers still debate whether the interpretation of the direct effect of FDI on economic growth is inconclusive, whereas the significance of the absorptive capacity...

This paper provides evidence on the moderating effects of institutions on the marginal effects of human capital, financial development, and macroeconomic policies on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, based on large panel data of 124 developing countries-spanning from 2002 to 2018-and...

This study is an attempt to empirically investigate the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on socio-economic development in the "Belt & Road" initiative (BRI) countries. It employed panel data for the period 2005 to 2018. This study used three socio-economic development indicators, life...

With quantity-based innovation targets and subsidy programs launched since the mid-2000s, Chinese patents have seen a sharp increase in number, accounting for 46% of the world’s total patent applications in 2020; however, their overall quality has been steadily declining over time. This paper...