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How does foreign direct investment affect growth in developing countries? : an empirical investigation

Ekanayake, E. M.; Ledgerwood, John R. - In: The international journal of business and finance … 4 (2010) 3, pp. 43-53

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How Does Foreign Direct Investment Affect Growth in Developing Countries? An Empirical Investigation

Ekanayake, E. M. - 2011

This paper analyzes the effects of foreign direct investment on the economic growth of developing countries. The study … period 1980-2007. We explore the hypothesis that foreign direct investment can promote growth in developing countries. We … test this hypothesis using panel data series for foreign direct investment, while accounting for regional differences in …

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In search of FDI-led growth in developing countries

Herzer, Dierk (contributor); Klasen, Stephan (contributor); … - 2007

This paper challenges the widespread belief that FDI generally has a positive impact on economic growth in developing countries. It addresses the limitations of the existing literature and re-examines the FDI-led growth hypothesis for 28 developing countries using cointegration techniques on a...

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Absorptive capacities and the impact of FDI on economic growth

Farkas, Beatrice - 2012

This paper analyzes the necessary local conditions required for the existence of positive spillovers from multinationals' entry and it consists of a unified study of absorptive capacities. We start from the idea that FDI speeds up the diffusion of technologies across countries. Yet, the question...

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