scholarly journals THE DETERMINANTS OF OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FROM ASEAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 434-448
Author(s):  
Alisa Ibrahim ◽  
Nigel Driffield ◽  
Keith Glaister

Purpose  of  Study:  This study investigates the determinants of ASEAN outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and the extent to which the four general motives of OFDI (market seeking, efficiency-seeking, resource-seeking, strategic-assets-seeking) can explain the phenomenon in the four chosen ASEAN countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia). Methodology: We used panel data from 2001 – 2016 and the Tobit regression model to ascertain the results. We found that each country possibly has slightly different motives between each other although market seeking is seen as the general motive. As most of the previous studies focused on other developing countries such as BRICS, this study contributes to the small but growing literature of ASEAN economies. Furthermore, the usage of the Tobit regression Model helps us in explaining the variables with zero value, hence yielding a more informative result. Results: We found that, in general, some determinants were consistent with findings in the literature, while others need further investigation. Lastly, based on the findings, we can conclude that the mainstream theory of outward FDI applies to ASEAN.

The outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) is an important vehicle through which the multinational enterprises (MNEs) expand their global business. Before the initiation of the liberalisation measures, India was more of a recipient than a contributor of foreign direct investment in the global economy. led to an astounding The ongoing liberalisation measures embarked in 1991 growth of outward FDI in India. This study performed a comparative analysis of the outward FDI from India during the post-liberalisation period (1992 to 2018) using a time series data set collected from the UNCTAD. The analysis revealed that the outward FDI from India was increasing faster than the inward FDI, both in terms of FDI stock as well as FDI flows, in the post-liberalisation period. At the same time, growth of outward FDI from India was much faster than that from the developing countries and from the world; therefore, the share of India in the global outward FDI and in the outward FDI from developing countries has been steadily increasing. This reflected the growing presence of Indian multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the global economy in the post-liberalisation period.


Istoriya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11 (109)) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Alexey Kuznetsov

The article highlights three stages of the formation of multinationals from developing countries. Although first Argentine TNCs appeared at the turn of the 19th — 20th centuries, in the majority of the Global South countries TNCs appeared in the 1960s — 1980s. With the collapse of the bipolar world order, which in many developing countries was accompanied by significant internal political and economic transformations, the second stage of foreign expansion of TNCs from the Global South began. Indeed, in 1990 they accounted for 6 % of global outward foreign direct investment stock, while the figure was 10 % by the end of 2005. We date the beginning of the third stage to the financial and economic crisis of 2007—2009, since multinationals from developing countries as a whole are more successfully overcoming the period of turbulence in the global economy. By the end of 2020, they accounted for 22 % of global outward foreign direct investment stock, and during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis they generally exported more than 50% of the capital. The modern foreign expansion of such TNCs has many reasons, differs greatly from country to country, and often differs slightly from the specifics of Western multinationals. At the same time, initially, “late internationalization” in developing countries had two main vectors — the use of new opportunities for South — South cooperation and overcoming, through the creation of subsidiaries in highly developed countries, the shortcomings of the business environment of “catching up” countries.


Author(s):  
Keilla Dayane da Silva-Oliveira ◽  
Edson Keyso de Miranda Kubo ◽  
Michael J. Morley ◽  
Rodrigo Médici Cândido

AbstractResearch examining emerging economy inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows is on a significant upward trajectory. In this bibliometric analysis covering 806 articles published between 1994 and 2019, we map key aspects of its contours. Our analysis proceeds in two sequential phases involving a performance analysis, followed by a thematic analysis. Our performance analysis unveils fundamental elements of the structure of the knowledge base. Our subsequent thematic analysis identifies three focal topics arising from identifiable shared qualities characterizing this literature. Firstly, we distinguish scholarship focused on inward FDI into emerging economies formed by two particular classes, namely ‘innovative FDI’ and ‘capital flows’. Our second theme covers outward FDI from these emerging economies and also comprises two specific classes referring to the ‘institutional environment’ and the ‘theoretical framework deployed’. Our final theme relates to an integrated body of knowledge explicating aspects of the location choice decision. Building on this analysis, we isolate a number of opportunities for future research.


2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (S2) ◽  
pp. 73-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdolna Sass ◽  
Jana Vlčková

There has been an increase in outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and in the number of locally-owned or controlled multinationals in the Czech Republic and Hungary. However, data problems hinder to determine accurately the underlying trends and the main factors behind the changes. Data on outward FDI contain investment realised by all locally operational firms, regardless of their ownership. We rely on newly available balance of payments manual 6 (BPM) data and on company case studies. We show that outward investment by Czech firms must be much higher than what balance of payments data show. Hungary's case is the opposite. The leading Czech and Hungarian foreign investor firms can be categorised as “virtual indirect” foreign investors: they are in majority foreign ownership, but under domestic control. The reason for this special type of firms dominating in outward foreign direct investments can be found in the privatisation technique applied in these countries during the transition process.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Wang

This paper made an export structure effect analysis of outward foreign direct investment of Sichuan Province of China using the method of OLS and GMM with the provincial panel data of ordinary export from 2004 to 2016. The empirical results indicate that Outward Foreign Direct Investment can affect ordinary export positively both in China and in Sichuan Province. With each 1% increase of outward foreign direct investment, China’s ordinary exports increased by 0.344%, while Sichuan’s ordinary exports increased by 0.483%. Furthermore, this paper indicates that outward foreign direct investment leads to the upgrading of export structure in China. But, this paper can’t find sufficient evidence that Sichuan’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment can promote export structure.


Author(s):  
Yuanbing Zhu ◽  
Xueying Chen ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Zuchang Zhong ◽  
Meier Zhuang

From the practice of developed countries, countries with higher patent applications and PCT patent applications (such as the United States, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, etc.) have relatively higher outward foreign direct investment, and the actual data of provinces in China also show that with the improvement of the patent level in various provinces and cities, the intensity of outward foreign direct investment in each province and city has also increased. At present, there are relatively few research data and the research method is relatively single. Therefore, collecting panel data on China’s 31 provinces from 2003 to 2016, this paper conducts an empirical analysis on the influence of patent level on outward foreign direct investment via analytical method of equal part linear regression and Grey Computing. By comparing analysis results with the model and the results with conventional linear regression model, the difference of different regression models is observed. Furthermore, the impact of China’s patent level on China’s inter-provincial outward foreign direct investment is further analyzed.


Author(s):  
K. V. Bhanumurthy ◽  
Manoj Kumar Sinha

Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) is in the nature of international relocation of production. OFDI acts as a complementary input in the host country and hence aims at rational allocation of global resources. The pattern of economic development on a multilateral scale would, thus, determine the pattern of OFDI. We consider the effect of economic development on OFDI originated from developing countries, with the help of a set of socio-economic variables. With the help of Principal Component Analysis we construct a set of six composite indices, namely, human resource, infrastructure, labour, market, trade openness and resource, as determinants of OFDI. We use a panel regression approach both in terms of OFDI stock and flow. The period of study is 1990-2009. Empirical results indicate that developing countries outflow has not been growing significantly. The annual growth rate of global FDI outflows is 3.2 percent. FDI outflow is mainly from developed countries. Resource is most important determinant because it has elasticity greater than one. Resource and market variables indicate that in long run FDI focused on resource seeking and market-seeking.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saileja Mohanty ◽  
Narayan Sethi

Abstract This paper examines the role of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on energy consumption and environmental quality in BRICS from 1990 to 2019. We use cross-sectional dependence (CSD) and the Pesaran-Yamagata slope homogeneity for the diagnostic test. After confirming the diagnosis test, we employ CIPS and CADF second generation panel unit root test, which confirms that all elements are stationary at first difference. The Pooled Mean Group (PMG), Westerlund cointegration, two-step GMM, panel FMOLS and DOLS model have been used to determine the short term and long-term association among the variables. The cointegration and PMG results confirm that the short-run and long-run association exists among the considered variables. The GMM and DOLS results reveal that developing countries produced environmental pollution at the early stage of development and checked in the long run. The empirical results hold up the EKC hypothesis, which implies that OFDI and energy consumption help expand greener technology to host countries' environmental improvement in the long run and confirm that an inverted U-shaped linkage exists. Hence, the study suggests that developing countries should pay more attention to sustainable development and technological development that encourages more eco-friendly and environment-friendly technology. To frame the profitable strategies, governments of emerging countries should inspire public-private partnerships to circulate the environmental consciousness, guideline for energy efficiency, and generate a pollution-free environment.


Author(s):  
Vandana Jain

Post liberlisation regime of 1991, India became has become a lucrative investment avenue for overseas investors. At the same time, over the past decade or so, Indian companies have become competitive at the international level and have engaged in overseas investments and mergers and acquisitions abroad. The paper, in this perspective, attempts to highlight this emerging trends and patterns of India as an overseas investor. It presents the emerging trends and patterns of Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the post liberlisation regime, and showcases the growing significance of India as an overseas investor in the South East Asian region. The paper demonstrates an analytical overview of the evolving Outward FDI from India in terms of sectoral as well as geographical composition.


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