Economic theory proposes that FDI is one of the primary driving forces for stimulating growth (Barro and Sala-i-Martin, 1995). Researchers still debate whether the interpretation of the direct effect of FDI on economic growth is inconclusive, whereas the significance of the absorptive capacity...

This research concentrates on using neural networks in the modelling and prediction of macroeconomic variables in specific. Macroeconomic predictors are particularly interested in neural networks because of their capacity to predict any linear or non-linear connection with a decent degree of...