Following the 2008 global financial crisis, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) gained visibility. Despite the regulation demands by host states, this new sovereign role in international markets can work as an important tool for developing countries. By cushioning imbalance periods and insulating from...

In this paper we empirically examine the impact of labor market flexibility on FDI flows to oil-rich GCC and compare it to middle income countries in 2006-2011. We account for potential endogeneity and nonstationarity and adopt system GMM and IV estimation methodologies. Our findings show that...

This paper examines the importance of trade openness for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, for the GCC economies (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Kingdom of Bahrain) covering the period 1995–2018, using panel VAR model. It...

This paper examines the importance of trade openness for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, for the GCC economies (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain) covering the period 1995–2018, using panel VAR model. It provides a direct test of...