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...