The role of investment, in particularly foreign direct investment (FDI), is regarded as one of the most important contributors of economic growth. The past quarter century has witnessed remarkable growth in FDIs flow all over the world. This is due to the fact that many countries, especially...

Tourism is regarded as a dynamic economic industry in the world, specifically for developing countries like Sri Lanka. Studies of the causality between three variables are rare and to bridge that gap, this research examines the causal relationship among International Tourist Arrivals (ITA),...

Capital investments stood at 99.3% in real terms in January-July 2013 against the previous year. The structure of sources of investment financing kept showing an uptrend in the share of equity funds and federal budget funds. In H1 2013, general level of investment activity was adversely affected...

Acquiring assets on a worldwide scale is strategically important for any country's fruitful implementation of plans for manifold growth and development. It is essential for energy security and sufficiency. With the widespread scarcity of oil sources in the non-OPEC countries acquisition of oil...

This study investigates the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and macroeconomic stability for Turkey. To represent the macroeconomic stability, two main variables are examined. The first of these is inflation rate that represents the economic stability in real sector and the...

In recent years, Croatia was interesting to investors in attracting foreign direct investment. One of the objectives of this research was to deal with their negative effects. Most of invested capital was invested in brownfield investments, i.e. in taking over the ownership share of companies...

In January thru May 2013 capital investments in real terms stood at 99.6% on a year-on-year basis. An uptrend in corporate own funds and federal budget funds was boosted in the structure of sources of investment financing. In Q1 2013, investments dropped in real terms on a year-on-year basis by...

Makro ekonomik göstergelerde 2002 yılından itibaren yaşanan olumlu gelişmelere rağmen, aynı yıldan itibaren Türkiye'de cari açık temel makroekonomik sorun olarak 2012 yılına kadar önemini artırarak devam etmiştir. Türkiye'nin cari açığı azaltarak yönetilebilir bir düzeye...

We construct a dynamic general equilibrium model of foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign technology adoption, incorporating adoption barriers, international technology spillover, and relative price advantages. A higher FDI conversion efficacy, a lower adoption barrier, or a stronger...

This paper uses dynamic panel data methods to examine the political indicators and governance quality indicators as determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Balkan and non-Balkan countries in transition. Our empirical model shows that the determinants, such as political terror...