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The effect of FDI on trade-led growth hypothesis: a co-integrated panel analysis
Pradhan, Rudra P. - In: International Journal of Green Economics 5 (2011) 3, pp. 306-320
, namely Australia, Canada and Israel for the period 1965-2009. The empirical investigation is based on panel co … openness and economic growth. It also confirms the presence of unidirectional causality from economic growth to foreign direct … Australian economy only. This result indicates that economic growth may harm openness and foreign direct investment in these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010816828
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Infrastructure provision and Africa's trade and development prospects: Potential role and relevance of The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
Niggli, Nicholas C.; Osei-Lah, Kodjo - Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), World … - 2014
Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115722
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The determining factors of foreign direct investment in Morocco
Bouoiyour, Jamal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Using an econometric model, this paper investigates the determining factors of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Morocco from 1960 to 2000. During this period Morocco was one of the most important recipients of FDI inflows in the Middle East and North African. This period is characterized by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260639
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The Determining factors of foreign firect investment in Morocco
bouoiyour, jamal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Using an econometric model, this paper investigates the determining factors of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Morocco from 1960 to 2000. During this period Morocco was one of the most important recipients of FDI inflows in the Middle East and North African. This period is characterized by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652026
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Sectoral analysis of Foreign Direct Investment and economic growth in Nigeria
Ayadi, Folorunso S. - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 3 (2010) 4, pp. 327-340
Economic rationale for granting special incentives for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is based on the belief that FDI bridges the 'idea gaps' between rich and the poor. Empirical literature however finds controversial, the effects of FDI on productivity growth. This paper contributes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352786
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Revisiting Linkages between Openness, Education and Economic Growth: System GMM Approach
Fukase, Emiko - In: Journal of Economic Integration 25 (2010), pp. 193-222
For 106 countries over 1969-2004, this paper revisits the relationship between openness, education and economic growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421196
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Perceived Financial Risk and the Economic Growth of sub-Saharan African Countries - Rischio finanziario percepito e divergenza nella crescita economica dei paesi dell’Africa sub-sa...
Fayissa, Bichaka; Nsiah, Christian; Joshi, Prathibha V. - In: Economia Internazionale / International Economics 63 (2010) 2, pp. 179-192
Since the 1970’s, countries of the sub-Saharan African region have experienced slow economic growth and development in comparison to other regions of the world. This paper studies the role of perceived financial risk in explaining the anemic economic growth among sub-Saharan African countries...
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Judging Japan's FDI: The verdict from a dartboard model
Head, Keith; Ries, John - Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University - 2004
We evaluate Japan's inward and outward FDI performance using theoretical benchmarks based on the premise that management teams headquartered around the world bid for the production facilities located in each country. Our model incorporates the assumption that bids are inversely proportionate to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005675471
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Perceived Financial Risk and Divergence in the Economic Growth of Sub-Saharan African Countries.
Fayissa, Bichaka; Nsiah, Christian; Joshi, Prathibha V. - Economics and Finance Department, Jennings A. Jones … - 2008
Since the 1970’s, countries of the Sub-Saharan African region have experienced slow economic growth and development in comparison to other regions of the world. This paper studies the role of perceived financial risk in explaining the divergence of economic growth among Sub-Saharan African...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005578993
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The determining factors of foreign direct investment in Morocco
Bouoiyour, Jamal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Using an econometric model, this paper investigates the determining factors of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Morocco from 1960 to 2000. During this period Morocco was one of the most important recipients of FDI inflows in the Middle East and North African. This period is characterized by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010601618