In this paper, we examine the determinants of outward FDI from four major OECD investors, namely, the US, Germany …, France, and the Netherlands, to 129 developing countries classified under five regions over the period 1995-2008. Our goal is …). This approach permits us to select the most appropriate model (or combination of models) that governs FDI allocation and to …

literature provides us with 14 determinants which have been used in previous academic studies. The relevance and importance of …