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Economic growth, foreign direct investments and official development assistance nexus : panel ARDL approach
Wehncke, Francois Cornelius; Marozva, Godfrey; Makoni, … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-15
Scholars and practitioners are torn between diverging viewpoints on the contribution of foreign assistance and foreign direct investment to the economic development, economic growth, and prosperity of Africa. This paper aims to examine the long-term and causal relationship between foreign direct...
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FDI and institutions in BRIC and CIVETS countries : an empirical investigation
Kechagia, Polyxeni; Metaxas, Theodore - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 4, pp. 1-23
In recent years, a number of countries with emerging economies have proceeded to use market-oriented strategies, deregulation and reforms in order to attract more foreign investors and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. The present paper aims to empirically investigate the role of...
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Sources of financial development and their impact on FDI inflow : a panel data analysis of middle-income economies
Haque, Mohammad Anamul; Biqiong, Zhang; Muhammad Usman … - In: Economies : open access journal 10 (2022) 8, pp. 1-18
The present research aimed to investigate the long-run and short-run effects of different sources of financial development on FDI inflow for middle-income economies during the period of study, 1980 to 2020. An annual frequency of data was obtained for the required set of variables from WDI and...
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The effects of the catch-up mechanism on the structural transformation of Sub-Saharan Africa
Ssozi, John; Bbaale, Edward - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 4/111, pp. 1-27
Structural transformation is one of the processes of productivity growth urgently needed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA … manufacturing is in services, it can also increase economy-wide productivity. Hence, it is the international constraints, such as … technology services exports, provide opportunities for structural change and productivity growth. …
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Analysis of international capital inflows and institutional quality in emerging markets
Nxumalo, Immaculate Simiso; Makoni, Patricia Lindelwa - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 4, pp. 1-16
This study investigates the cointegrating and causality relationships between foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and institutional quality in a sample of 12 emerging market economies for the period from 2007 to 2017. A composite index for institutional quality...
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The impact of innovation on economic growth, foreign direct investment, and self-employment : a global perspective
Dempere, Juan; Qamar, Muhammad Ali Jibran; Allam, Hesham; … - In: Economies : open access journal 11 (2023) 7, pp. 1-22
This paper aims to investigate the impact of innovation on three macroeconomic indicators: GDP, self-employment, and … foreign direct investment (FDI). The study analyses a sample of 120 countries using the Global Innovation Index (GII) and its … constituent sub-indices and pillars, which provide a holistic evaluation of national innovation. Gross domestic product (GDP) per …
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Does FDI really matter to economic growth in India?
Choi, Yoon Jung; Baek, Jungho - In: Economies : open access journal 5 (2017) 2, pp. 1-9
The main contribution of this article is to examine the productivity spillover effects from India’s inward foreign … purpose, using the Solow residual approach the aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) in India is estimated to measure FDI …
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Does foreign direct investment improve inclusive green growth? : empirical evidence from China
Zhu, Songping; Ye, Azhong - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 3, pp. 1-16
the differences and regional characteristics of China’s total factor productivity, inclusive total factor productivity …, green total factor productivity, and inclusive green total factor productivity. We find that total factor productivity is … decreasing after considering undesirable output, and the traditional total factor productivity is higher than the inclusive green …
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Falling behind, forging ahead and falling behind again : Thailand from 1870 to 2014
Booth, Anne - In: Economies : open access journal 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-17
The paper argues that Thailand's economic and social development from the late 19th century to the early 21st century presents a puzzle. For much of the period from 1870 to 1940, the country's economic growth was slow, and the economy remained agricultural, with little diversification into...
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Size, value and business cycle variables : the three-factor model and future economic growth : evidence from an emerging market
Ali, Fahad; He, RongRong; Jiang, Yuexiang - In: Economies : open access journal 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-24
The paper empirically investigates three different methods to construct factors and identifies some pitfalls that arise in the application of Fama-French’s three-factor model to the Pakistani stock returns. We find that the special features in Pakistan significantly affect size and value...
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