scholarly journals The impact of the Ease Doing Business Indicators on Foreign Direct Investment in the European transition economies

Ekonomika ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Bersan Haliti ◽  
Safet Merovci ◽  
Sanjib SHERPA ◽  
Alban Hetemi
Keyword(s):  
Transition Economies ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Generalised Method Of Moments ◽  
The Impact

The objective (aim) of this paper is to explore the impact of the Ease of Doing Business Indicators on FDI on transition economies in Europe. Authors have used the dynamic panel methodology, by using three methods: Pooled Ordinary Least Square (POLS), Fixed Effect (FE), and Two Step-System Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation techniques. By referring to the GMM technique, it can be seen that variables such as: Starting a Business, Registering property, Getting electricity and Resolving insolvency have a positive and significant impact in attracting FDI in 16 European transition countries, while variables as: Dealing with construction permits, Getting credit, Paying taxes, Protecting minority investors, have shown negative impact, whereas Trading Across Border and Enforcing contracts have not shown any impact on attracting FDIs in European transition countries. This paper contributes to the enrichment of existing literature in this field by using these three methods.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Investment Environment on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the European Transition Economies

2020 ◽  
pp. 138-147
Keyword(s):  
Transition Economies ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Transition Countries ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Investment Environment ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Distance To Frontier ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Control Of Corruption

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of the investment environment on FDI in transition economies in Europe, through the usage of dynamic panel methodology, due to the persistence of the endogeneity issues. Further, three main factors have been determined affecting the FDI in 15 developing countries through the time span 2009–2016 as Control of Corruption, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism and Distance to frontier score (Doing Business) having positive and significant effect on attracting FDI in these transition countries. Also as pull factors are used GDP per capita, profit tax rate showing positive and significant effect on FDI flows, while unemployment rate was positive but does not have a significant role in the attraction of FDI flows in European transition countries. In addition, to our best knowledge this paper is among the first that attempts to investigate this relationship in this set of countries by employing the dynamic panel methodology using differenced GMM model as well as employing Distance to frontier score (Doing Business) as one of investment environment factors that impact FDI flows for this set of 15 countries. Furthermore, such findings will contribute to the existing literature by using these instruments to measure their impact on FDI attractiveness on European transition economies.

Ease of Doing Business and Its Impact on Inward FDI

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Tareq Hossain ◽  
Zubair Hassan ◽  
Sumaiya Shafiq ◽  
Abdul Basit
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Least Square Regression ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Starting A Business

This study investigates the impact of Ease of Doing Business on Inward FDI over the period from 2011 to 2015 across the globe. This study measures ease of doing business using starting a business, getting credit, registering property, paying taxes and enforcing contracts. The research used a sample of 177 countries from 190 countries listed in World Bank. Least square regression model via E-views software used to examine causal relationship. The study found that ease of doing business indicators ‘Enforcing Contracts’ was found to have a positive significant impact on Inward FDI. Nevertheless, ‘Getting Credit’ and ‘Registering Property’ were found to have a negative significant impact on Inward FDI. However, ‘Starting a Business’ and ‘Paying Taxes’ have no significant impact on Inward FDI in the studied timeframe of this research. The findings of the study suggested the ease of doing business enables inward FDI through better contract enforcements, getting credit and registering property. The findings of the research will assist international managers and companies to know the importance of ease of doing business when investing in foreign countries through FDI.

scholarly journals An Empirical Investigation of Islamic Calendar Effect in Global Islamic Equity Indices

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nida Shah ◽  
Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi ◽  
Yasra Aslam
Keyword(s):  
Stock Returns ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
Equity Indices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Stock

This study aims to explore the effect of Islamic Months specifically Ramadan and Zil-Haj on the stock returns and volatility of the Islamic Global Equity Indices. For the said purpose, the data on three Global Equity Islamic Indices including; Dow Jones Islamic Market World Index, MSCI ACWI Islamic Index, and S&P Global BMI Shariah Index are collected from 5th Jan 2011 (1st Muharram 1432 A.H.) to 12th November 2015 (30th Muharram 1437 A.H.). Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and GARCH (1,1) regression methods are applied to analyze the impact of the Islamic months on global stock returns and volatility respectively. Empirical results reveal significant negative impact of Zil-Haj on returns and volatility of Islamic Global Equity Indices. However, no significant impact of Ramadan on returns and volatility of Islamic Global Equity Indices are revealed. These findings will be fascinating and of utmost interest amidst the researchers, investors and practitioners.

scholarly journals Impact of Trade Openness and Human Capital on Economic Growth: A Comparative Investigation of Asian Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabail Amna Intisar ◽  
Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen ◽  
Rakhshanda Kousar ◽  
Muhammad Usman ◽  
Muhammad Sohail Amjad Makhdum
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Southern Asia ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Western Asia ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of trade openness and human capital on economic growth in 19 Asian countries from 1985 to 2017. We selected two geographically distributed regions (Western and Southern Asia) based on difference in their GDP per capita. We applied the unit root tests to examine the level of stationarity and found that all variables were integrated at first difference. Kao and Fisher cointegration tests were employed and the results revealed the presence of a long-run relationship. We applied fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) models to check the magnitude of the long-run coefficients among trade openness, human capital and economic growth. To investigate the direction of causality, we used a Dumitrescu and Hurlin (DH) causality test. The results indicated that trade openness and human capital have a significant and positive relationship while labor force participation has a negative effect on economic growth in Southern Asia, and in the case of Western Asia, the impact is positive. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has a negative and significant impact on GDP per capita (GDPPC) in Western Asia while it is positive and significant in Southern Asia; Total population (TPOP) has a negative impact on GDPPC in both regions. Furthermore, human capital has a positive and significant impact on trade openness in both panels. Meanwhile, labor force participation (LFP) has a positive and significant impact on trade openness in Southern Asia and a negative impact in the case of Western Asia. Trade openness and economic growth have bidirectional causality in Western Asia and unidirectional causality in Southern Asia. It also shows that human capital and economic growth have unidirectional causality in both regions.

scholarly journals Getting CFO on board – its impact on firm performance and earnings quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 435-454
Author(s):  
Lien Duong ◽  
John Evans ◽  
Thu Phuong Truong
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Chief Financial Officers ◽  
Outside Directors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Board Membership ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the impact of Australian Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) as board insiders on firm performance and earnings quality with reference to agency theory and theory of friendly board. Design/methodology/approach The ordinary least square, two-stage least-squares and propensity score matching regressions are performed with various proxies for firm performance and accruals quality. Findings Firms with CFOs as board insiders experience significantly lower firm performance and earnings quality. In firms with powerful CEOs, the negative impact of CFO board membership on earnings quality is further magnified. Additionally, the negative impact of CFO board membership on firm values and earnings quality is only present in firms with bigger boards or firms with less outside directors. The findings are consistent with the agency perspective and in sharp contrast to the US market. Originality/value This is the first Australian study to examine the impact of CFO board membership on firm performance and earnings quality. The findings suggest that the monitoring of executives is best done by a small or independent board and that the insider board membership should be optimised.

scholarly journals The Impact of Female Executives’ Proportion on Corporate Performance – Evidence from China’s Garment Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junchi Shi ◽  
Maoguo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Garment Industry ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Fe Model ◽  
Female Executives ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Current Asset ◽  
Asset Turnover ◽  
The Impact

With the global appeal on gender equality, female executives’ proportion in corporations has become higher and higher. As an industry closely related to the female, is the corporate performance of the garment industry influenced by female executives’ proportion? This paper attempts to answer this question by empirical testing the impact of female executives’ proportion on the corporate performance of China’s garment industry. It investigates 20 listed Chinese garment firms from 2007 to 2015. Female executives’ proportion, along with company size, current asset turnover ratio, asset-liability ratio, number of employees, staff costs, ratio of inventory to current assets, ratio of accounts receivable to current assets, number of board meetings, and net profit growth rate, is tested to analyze the relation between female executives’ proportion and corporate performance. Fixed effect (FE) model, pooled ordinary least square (pooled OLS) model, and panel corrected standard errors (PCSE) model are utilized for robustness check. Empirical results find that female executives’ proportion has a negative impact on the corporate performance of China’s garment industry. Although the female has more of connection with the garment industry, higher female executives’ proportion does not necessarily bring better corporate performance.

scholarly journals Factors may drive the commercial banks lending: evidence from Jordan

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayman Mansour Khalaf Alkhazaleh
Keyword(s):  
Credit Risk ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Bank Lending ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Statistical Effect ◽  
The Impact

In an attempt to shed more light on the behavior of lending in banks, especially in the environment of developing countries, this study aims at explaining the impact of some factors proposed as determinants of bank lending in Jordanian commercial banks by benefiting from the financial reports of thirteen banks during the period 2010-2016. The study, in order to achieve the objectives and to test the main hypotheses has adopted Ordinary least square model (OLS). The most important results of the study are a statistically significant adverse effect of both credit risk and liquidity on bank lending, while there is a significant positive effect of the return on assets, size of the bank measured by assets, inflation, money supply and growth in gross domestic product in determining the level of lending. In addition, the study does not show a significant statistical effect between investments, the volume of deposits and bank lending in the same time frame. The review points out that because of the negative impact of liquidity and credit risk factors, commercial banks need to focus more on reducing their impact because presence of this impact at the end will decrease the ability of these banks to provide loans and stay in the banking market.

scholarly journals How does toll road impact accessibilities, trades, and investments in short term? A case study of Cipali toll road in West Java, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulistiyo Kadam Ardiyono ◽  
Nurul Pratiwi Andi Parenrengi ◽  
Faturachman Faturachman
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Bank Loan ◽  
West Java ◽  
Toll Road ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Impact

To increase inter-region connectivity, the Indonesian government initiated infrastructure projects such as toll roads, airport, highways, as well as agriculture ones throughout the countries. One of the big projects in road infrastructure was the Cikampek–Palimanan (Cipali) toll road in West Java with a budget of more than USD1 billion which started to operate in July 2015. This paper is aimed to evaluate the impact of the toll road on accessibilities, trades, and investments in the region it traverses. To carry out the analysis, we used qualitative approach, difference-in-difference approach, and ANOVA, utilizing three kinds of data. The first data is collected from a survey of 331 small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the logistics and the hotel and restaurant industries. The second one is bank loan data sourced from Bank Indonesia, while the third one is investment data from Investment Coordinating Board of Indonesia (BKPM). After two years of its operation, Cipali toll road has increased accessibility, mobility, trade, and investment in the region it traverses. The travel time was reduced by 39%, while the cargo volume of the local businesses increased by 30% to 40%. These led to an improvement of wholesale trade volume in almost all regencies. However, SMEs in the hotel and restaurant industry along the traditional northern coastal highway in Subang, Indramayu, and Brebes experienced a decline due to the traffic shifting. Meanwhile, investments from national companies especially those of labor-intensive manufacturing industries flowed significantly especially to Subang and Majalengka, which reflected a “sorting effect”. However, investments from local and foreign businesses did not increase significantly yet after 2.5 years of toll operation. To reap the benefit from the presence of Cipali toll road, the local governments should improve the ease of doing business to attract investments that boost employment in return. In addition, given a better accessibility from Greater Jakarta and a large number of potential visitors passing through the toll road, local businesses in the trade sector would benefit if they could promote the local attractions such as in tourism activities supported by the local government. The latter strategy should also be implemented by the local governments and local businesses in the northern coastal traditional route to minimize the negative impact of the toll road due to the traffic shifting. This strategy should be strengthened through increasing connectivity from the toll exits to local business areas and through increasing the ease of doing business.

scholarly journals MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Fitriyah Fitriyah ◽  
Farida Rahmawati ◽  
Bagus Shandy Narmaditya
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Gross Domestic Product ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Domestic Product ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Macroeconomic Indicators ◽  
Ease Of Doing Business

ABSTRACTIndonesia has abundant diversity of resources to promote economic growth, and insufficient capital will lead to economic stagnation. This paper aims at examining the impact of macroeconomic indicators such as gross domestic product and inflation toward foreign direct investment in Indonesia as well as investigating the ease of doing business factors in explaining foreign direct investment. This research involved a time-series from 2014 to 2019, which was collected from several official websites of Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Central Bank of Indonesia (BI), the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), and World Bank. Furthermore, the data were analyzed undergoing multiple linear regression analyses with the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) model. The findings indicate that gross domestic product has a positive impact on foreign direct investment, while inflation has a negative effect. Also, the ease of doing business variables failed in explaining a significant influence between foreign direct investment in Indonesia.ABSTRAKIndonesia memiliki keanekaragaman sumber daya yang melimpah untuk mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi namun permasalahan permodalan menyebabkan kelambanan yang menyebabkan stagnasi ekonomi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh indikator makroekonomi seperti produk domestik bruto dan inflasi terhadap investasi asing langsung di Indonesia. Penelitian ini juga menyelidiki faktor-faktor kemudahan berbisnis dalam menjelaskan investasi asing langsung. Data penelitian ini adalah time-series 2014-2019, yang diperoleh dari beberapa situs resmi termasuk Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS), Bank Sentral Indonesia (BI), Badan Koordinasi Penanaman Modal (BKPM), dan Bank Dunia. Selanjutnya data tersebut dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis regresi linier berganda dengan model Ordinary Least Square (OLS). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa produk domestik bruto berpengaruh positif terhadap investasi asing langsung, sedangkan inflasi berpengaruh negatif. Selain itu, variabel kemudahan berbisnis gagal menjelaskan pengaruh yang signifikan antara investasi asing langsung di Indonesia.

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