Foreign Direct Investment, Aid, and Terrorism: An Analysis of Developing Countries

An Examination Of Economic Liberalization Impact On Foreign Direct Investment In Selected Developing Countries

economic growth and foreign direct investment in the developing countries: an analysis based on panel data

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Foreign Direct Investment: Flows, Volatility and Growth in Developing Countries

This paper contributes to the literature on FDI and economic growth. We deviate from previous studies by introducing measures of the volatility of FDI inflows. As introduced into the model, these are predicted to have a negative effect on growth. We estimate the standard model using cross-section, panel data and instrumental variable techniques. Whilst all results are not entirely robust, there...

Flow of Foreign Direct Investment to Hitherto Neglected Developing Countries

The last decade or so has witnessed rather dramatic increases in the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the developing countries of the world. However, the balance of evidence seems to point in one direction, the inflow has been uneven. Middle-income developing countries have benefited from this upsurge at the expense of the lower-income countries. In an attempt to explore the two compl...

Aid and Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam

This short paper explores the complementarity between foreign aid and foreign direct investment (FDI). Recent studies on aid concluded that aid should come to an end or be reduced with a radical modification of the terms and conditions and FDI and trade should replace aid as the engine of development. In this paper, we argue that aid complements FDI and advances the efficacy of FDI in promoting...