Exchange rate changes effects on foreign direct investment

Tax Effects on Foreign Direct Investment

Virtually all governments are keen to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). It can generate new jobs, bring in new technologies and, more generally, promote growth and employment. The resulting net increase in domestic income is shared with government through taxation of wages and profits of foreign-owned companies, and possibly other taxes on business (e.g. property tax). FDI may also posit...

The Impact of Exchange Rate Movements on Foreign Direct Investment: Market-oriented versus Cost-oriented

The Role of Exchange Rate Uncertainty and Political Risk on Foreign Direct Investment into Africa

This study, examines the roles of macroeconomic uncertainty, political risk, as well as host country institutions, in affecting FDI inflows into African economies. The past few decades have witnessed a surge of FDI inflows to developing regions. However, FDI inflows to Africa still remain small when compared to other developing regions. What characteristics does Africa exhibit that deter FDI in...

Foreign Direct Investment : Effects , Complementarities , and Promotion

On effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth

Through the individual fixed effects model, the article makes the empirical study of 23 developing host countries, concluding that FDI weakly influences on the economic expansion rate directly and indirectly, the interaction term of FDI with regime affects the growth rate significantly and what is more, FDI’s interaction with regime contributes to the economic increase extensively through crowd...