Economic Freedom and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vibha. Kapuria-Foreman
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom

scholarly journals Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Freedom and Economic Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Shakib Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Estimating Equation ◽  
Generalized Estimating Equation

<p class="Default">This paper has explores the interplay between economic freedom, foreign direct investment and economic growth using panel data analysis for a sample of 79 developing countries from 1998 to 2014 by considering the level of economic freedom, as provided by the “Heritage Foundation”. Panel unit root, pedroni residual co-integration test, generalized least square (GLS), feasible GLS (FGLS), pooled OLS, random effect, fixed effect, poisson regression, prais-winsten, generalized method of movement (GMM) and generalized estimating equation (GEE) methods have used to estimates the relationship. According to the OLS and generalized method of movement the coefficient implies that a one standard deviation improvement in business freedom, trade freedom, size, investment freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption, labor freedom, financial freedom, fiscal freedom, monetary freedom increases FDI by 21.4%, 15.6%, 21.6%, 17.5%, 11.55, 9.1%, 6.9%, 8.5%, 7.4%, 10.3% and 56.1%, 45.3%, 58.3%, 51.6%, 33.7%, 39.2%, 47.4%, 41.6%, 32.5%, 38.5% points respectively and  for the economic variable ,the coefficient implies that a one standard deviation improvement in GDPG and GDPPC increases FDI by 24.1%, 17.4% and 30.2%, 33.4% points respectively. By using the other method like random effect, fixed effect, poisson regression, prais-winsten and generalized estimating equation (GEE) method explores that economic freedom in the host country is a positive determinants of FDI inflows in developing countries and also the result suggests that foreign direct investment is positively correlated with the economic growth in the host countries.</p>

scholarly journals The Determination of Economic Freedom in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to the Balkans States and Turkey

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bedriye Tunçsiper ◽  
Ömer Faruk Biçen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Time Dimension ◽  
Domestic Markets ◽  
The Balkans

Foreign direct investment (FDI) are an important external savings resource for the developing countries that have problems with financing of growth and development. The transformation that started in the global economic system from 1980’s substituted other capital types, major of them are FDI, instead of official development aid. Nevertheless, the foreign direct investment pulling competition have started among developing countries. The papers in this side imply that the countries having broad domestic markets, high economic growth potential, an improved infrastructure and human capital level have advantages on pulling FDI. Moreover, some papers in last years reflect that economic freedom is also an important determinative in addition to other determinatives of FDI. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the determination of economic freedom on the FDI that inflow to the Balkan states and Turkey. In the paper using 1994-2012 time dimension, the countries added to the analysis are Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Macedonia, Albania and Croatia. The results with panel regression method showed that some economic freedom indices supported the inflows of FDI in this countries.

scholarly journals Traditional And Non-Traditional Determinants Of Foreign Direct Investment In Developing Countries

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simran K. Kahai
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Host Country ◽  
Empirical Model ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Qualitative Factors

This paper extends previous studies on the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by looking at both traditional and non-traditional factors that influence the amount of FDI flowing to developing countries. Emphasis is placed on the role of non-traditional qualitative factors. Data from 1998 and 2000 for fifty-five developing countries are employed to estimate an empirical model of FDI. Results indicate that FDI is significantly affected by several qualitative factors such as the level of economic freedom, level of corruption, and the level of international trade regulations adopted in the host country. These findings support the need for increased considera- tion of cultural and institutional factors in attempting to better estimate and understand the devel- opment process.

scholarly journals Does Institutional Quality and Economic Freedom Impact on Foreign Direct Investment? Evidence From Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
Shakib Hossain ◽  
Abu Zafar Ahmed Mukul
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Poisson Regression ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Estimating Equation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Generalized Estimating Equation

Using panel data analysis, it is an attempt to estimates the significance of institutional quality and economic freedom on foreign direct investment for a sample of 79 developing countries from 1998 to 2014. Panel unit root, pedroni residual cointegration test, vector error correction model, generalized least square (GLS), feasible GLS (FGLS), pooled OLS, random effect, fixed effect, poisson regression, prais-winsten, generalized method of movement (GMM) and generalized estimating equation (GEE) method are utilizing for estimates the importance of institutional qualities and economic freedom for facilitating foreign direct investment. VECM confirms that there is a long run relationship among the tested variables means that commensurate institutional quality and substantive economic freedom stimulates foreign direct investment. According to the OLS method ,for the institutional quality the coefficient implies that a one standard deviation improvement in political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory qualities, rules of law and control of corruption increases FDI by 24.6%, 31.6%, 12.8%, 23.9% and 37.7% and on the other hand for the economic freedom , the coefficient implies that a one standard deviation improvement in business freedom, trade freedom, government size, investment freedom, property rights, freedom from corruption, labor freedom, financial freedom, fiscal freedom, monetary freedom increases FDI by 28.4%, 32.7%, 29.5%,22.8%, 29.0%, 36.4%,29.3%, 37.5%, 46.1% and 38.2% respectively. By using the other methods like random effect, fixed effect, poisson regression, prais-winsten and generalized estimating equation (GEE) method explores that both the institutional quality and economic freedom are influencing on FDI in the developing countries.

scholarly journals Ranking of Developing Countries Based on the Economic Freedom Index

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Mohsen Mehrara ◽  
Masoumeh Zirak
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Economic Openness ◽  
Economic Freedom Index ◽  
Determinants Of Fdi

In this paper we’ve ranked developing countries based on the Economic Freedom index. Therefore we are trying to do the analysis how this ranking is done using numerical taxonomic methodology. To do this, by estimating the effects of the determinants of FDI in 123 developing countries from 1997 to 2010, results showed that with regard to the degree of economic freedom or Economic openness, attract foreign direct investment in each country is different. In this study china, Equator, Liberia, Azerbaijan, Angola, Turkmenistan, Cape Verde, Kazakhstan, Panama, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Congo, Maldives, Bahrain, Cambodia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sudan, Trinidad, Belarus, Lesotho, Russian are the top 23 countries have been successful in attracting foreign direct investment thanks to appropriate economic and structures policies.

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