Diaspora FDI: Why do Returning Migrants Invest in Their Home Countries and What are the Main Difficulties They Face? The Case of Romania

Migrants play a significant role in increasing economic links between their home and adoptive countries. They contribute to trade capital flows the respective countries form of remittances direct investment. In context Romania, only trickle this flow is investment, although diaspora investment (DDI) may represent more desirable for state than remittances. The purpose study two-fold. On one hand, it aims at investigating why Romanians from invest homeland and, on other seeks understand number investors still so low. based qualitative content analysis newspaper articles featuring interviews with entrepreneurs. We found that decisions return Romania were motivated by both push (homesickness, lack opportunities countries, need new challenge patriotism) pull factors (business beautiful, attractive places Romania). main constraining be excessive bureaucracy, people’s mentality, shortage labor adverse conditions. While findings confirm some results posted previous studies, they also propose motivations DDI not captured works subject.