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Does Governance Impact on the Foreign Direct Investment-Growth Nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ajide, Kazeem Bello - 2015
) economies and six distinct measures of governance the findings showed that control of corruption, political stability and … in models where these three governance indicators were interacted with FDI. Furthermore, the results from threshold …-type sample splitting showed that in the sample containing countries with a higher level of governance, the positive impact of FDI …
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An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? : the growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries
Harms, Philipp; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2011 - This version: November 15, 2011
We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") and "greenfield" investment. A simple model captures the key difference between the two types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009376718
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FDI and unemployment, a growth perspective
Stepanok, Ignat - 2018
costs and imitation I offer a numerical solution in which I also look at the effect of FDI on welfare and find a positive … relation. In addition to FDI, I explore how intellectual property (IP) rights protection affects unemployment and welfare. Both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011816895
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An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries
Harms, Philipp; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2011
We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") and "greenfield" investment. A simple model captures the key difference between the two types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430093
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FDI and Growth : What Cross-Country Industry Data Say
Cipollina, Maria - 2012
The theoretical literature has discussed different channels through which foreign direct investments (FDI) promote host country's economic growth, but empirical analyses have so far been inconclusive. In this paper we provide evidence that FDI have a positive and statistically significant growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013113327
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How Does Financial System Efficiency Affect the Growth Impact of FDI in China?
Xu, Ying - 2011
In spite of being the second largest recipient of FDI in the world, China shows limited evidence of considerable FDI benefits on growth (Fan and Hu 2007; Luo 2007; Ran et al. 2007). Motivated by Alfaro et al.'s (2003) model, this study tests whether poor financial market development might be responsible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121874
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FDI and Growth : What Cross-Country Industry Data Say
Cipollina, Maria - 2011
The theoretical literature has discussed different channels through which foreign direct investments (FDI) promote host country's economic growth, but empirical analyses have so far been inconclusive. In this paper we provide evidence that FDI have a positive and statistically significant growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125437
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The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth : Evidence from Transitional Countries
Apergis, Nicholas - 2007
This paper examines the importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a panel data set for 27 transition economies over the period 1991-2004 as well as the methodology of panel cointegration and causality tests, the empirical findings show that FDI does exhibit a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012729971
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FDI and Growth : What Cross-Country Industry Data Say
Cipollina, Maria; Giovannetti, Giorgia; Pietrovito, Filomena - 2011
The theoretical literature has discussed different channels through which foreign direct investments (FDI) promote host country’s economic growth, but empirical analyses have so far been inconclusive. In this paper we provide evidence that FDI have a positive and statistically significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014177258
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Foreign Direct Investment in the Financial Sector : The Engine of Growth for Central and Eastern Europe?
Eller, Markus; Haiss, Peter R.; Steiner, Katharina - 2011
This paper examines the impact of financial sector foreign direct investment (FSFDI) on economic growth by estimating a panel data model for 11 Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) between 1996 and 2003 in a cross-country growth accounting framework. The analysis concentrates on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014060105