Do foreign direct investments and portfolio investments stimulate economic growth Evidence from developing countries

The Interactive Relationship between Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investments (FDI): A VAR Analysis in Iran

T he impact of FDI on economic growth is neither homogeneous, nor completely clarified. Due to accumulation of capital in the host economy, FDI is expected to encourage the incorporation of new inputs and technologies in the process of production. However, the impact of FDI on economic growth is not so shaped up in empirical studies. Accordingly, while some studies remarked a positiv...

environmental consequences of economic growth and foreign direct investment: evidence from developing countries

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The Ranking Of The OIC Member Countries Based On Factors Influencing Their Inward Foreign Direct Investments

Influence of corruption on economic growth rate and foreign investments

In order to investigate whether government regulations against corruption can affect the economic growth of a country, we analyze the dependence between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth rates and changes in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). For the period 1999-2004 on average for all countries in the world, we find that an increase of CPI by one unit leads to an increase of ...

Foreign Direct Investments and Shareholder Wealth: the Singapore Evidence

This study examines the stock return responses to the announcements of foreign direct investments (FDI) by Singapore companies. The standard event study methodology is used to ascertain the abnormal returns around the announcement day (day 0). The study covers the period from 1989 to 1994 with a sample size of 70 events. The announcement effect is positive and significant around the announcemen...