Search Results - subject_exact:"Foreign direct investment"

The dynamics of FDI inflows, economic growth, trade openness and CO₂ emissions in India : an ARDL approach with structural breaks

Manickam, Tamilselvan; Vijayakumar, N. C.; Kumar, G. Sathis - 2026

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Oil price shocks, exchange rate fluctuations, foreign direct investment inflows, and macroeconomic stability : evidence from Kazakhstan using a vector autoregressive approach

Turlybekova, Altynai; Sarsenova, Aķmaral Edílbajķyzy; … - 2026

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Can finance drive the green energy transition? : a system-GMM analysis of OECD countries

Ulucay, Lale Kübra; Ünlü, Ulaş - 2026

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Impact assessment of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement

Bekkers, Eddy; Corong, Erwin L.; Smith, Donal; Yu, Roger So - 2026 - Manuscript date: March 23, 2026

This paper presents quantitative projections on the expected economic impact of the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement, which proceeds in three steps. First, we estimate the empirical impact of the host-economy investment facilitation environment on foreign affiliate sales....

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Green finance as a mediator of FDIs' impact on energy productivity and environmental sustainability in resource-intensive sectors of GCC countries

Hani, Umme - 2026

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The nearshoring loop : a review of triggers, location choice, and captured outcomes

Platas-López, Alejandro; Cruz-Mejía, Oliverio - 2026

Background: Nearshoring has risen after shocks and policy shifts. We synthesize evidence in a compact loop linking triggers (trade frictions, supply-chain risk, new agreements) to location choices mediated by multidimensional proximity (geographic, institutional, organizational, social,...

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Horizontal and vertical connector countries in a geoeconomically fragmenting world

Aiyar, Shekhar; Ohnsorge, Franziska; Yilmazkuday, Hakan - 2026

Geoeconomic fragmentation - the phenomenon of international transactions being increasingly restricted to politically aligned partners - creates risks for individual countries but also opportunities that some hope to seize by becoming "connector" countries. We modify a standard trade model by...

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China, global value chains, and the middle-income trap

Murphree, Michael; Breznitz, Dan - 2026

Whether China can avoid the middle-income trap has been the subject of extensive research. Currently classified as an upper middle-income country, China increasingly exhibits similar characteristics as countries currently experiencing the middle-income trap. However, using evidence from China's...

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Economic implications for Europe of a potential reintegration of Iran into the world economy

Ghodsi, Mahdi; Felbermayr, Gabriel; Kariem, Heider; … - 2026

How would fundamental political change in Iran, leading to a democratic system with a free and rulesbased economic order, affect Germany and the EU economically? In the event of change, sanctions could be scaled back, allowing Iran to rejoin the global economy. This study quantifies the economic...

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Revisiting renewable energy and foreign direct investment : paradoxical impacts on ecological footprint

Osabohien, Romanus; Akpa, Armand Fréjuis; Zogbasse, … - 2026

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Determinants of foreign direct investment in six fragile African economies : panel data modeling

Khattab, Ibrahim G.; Ebrahim, Ehab Ebrahim Mohamed; … - 2026

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Education-conditioned foreign direct investment and sustainable development : a complementarity perspective

Nguyen, Thanh Nha; Nguyen, Tran Xuan Linh - 2026

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ASEAN at a crossroads : pathways for deeper economic integration

Allen Ng; Andhare, Kriti; Ang, Yohnsen; Inayoshi, Naoaki; … - 2026

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The illiberal economy : the long-term development of the Hungarian economy under Viktor Orbán

Holzner, Mario - 2026

This assessment provides a long-term analysis of Hungary's economic trajectory under the administration of Viktor Orbán since 2010. Taking the start of the European financial crisis in 2009 as a baseline, it evaluates the impact of 'Orbánomics' - a policy mix defined by deterioration in...

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Tackling India's jobs plight : underutilised levers and lessons from China

García Herrero, Alicia; Sengupta, Rajeswari - 2026

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Institutional thresholds and the distributional effects of foreign direct investment in ASEAN-5

Tun, Tin Maw Maw; Paravee Maneejuk; Songsak Sriboonchitta - 2026

Using a fixed-effects panel threshold regression with Driscoll-Kraay inference, this paper examines how institutional quality shapes the distributional effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the ASEAN-5 economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) over...

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FDI and corruption : panel evidence from EU member states

Mance, Davor; Trbojević, Mara; Balaž, Davorin - 2026

This paper examines the relationship between corruption and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in European Union member states using a dynamic panel framework. Using an unbalanced EU panel from 2002 to 2022 and an Arellano-Bond difference-GMM specification, we model inward FDI inflows per...

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Is the book judged by its cover? : unveiling the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment in the PALOP economies

Sá, Filipa; Castro, Isabella; Resende, Mariana; Ramos, … - 2026

This paper analyzes the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) economies between 2006 and 2018. The focus lies on Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique since, according to Transparency International, they exhibit...

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The institutional-economic nexus in driving greenfield FDI to European countries

Štiblárová, Ľubica - 2026

While theoretical perspectives often emphasize the role of high-quality institutions in attracting foreign investors, empirical findings remain rather mixed. This study advances existing research by exploring the interplay between quality of institutions and economic development in driving...

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The influence of the Belt and Road Initiative on China's advancement in global value chains and developing economies : a systematic review

Haghighi, Faezeh Moradi; Augustín, Michael - 2026

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Supplemental reindustrialisation in hungary : Transcending the development trap

Lux, Gábor - 2026

This paper discusses ongoing reindustrialisation processes in Hungary as an example of the evolving geographic complexity of industrial development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has played a key role in reintegrating CEE regions into global value chains as...

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FDI, gravity, and aggregation : revisiting the distance elasticity with sector-level FDI data

Rebmann, Nicola; Wacker, Konstantin - 2026

This paper re-examines foreign direct investment motives in the 'FDI gravity' model (Kleinert and Toubal, 2010), focusing on the role of distance. More precisely, we investigate whether aggregate and pooled gravity models for FDI obscure relevant heterogeneities across sectors. This is possible...

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Do ESG risks constitute a financial deterrent to investment attractiveness? : an empirical multi-country analysis

El Wardi, Abdelouaret; Hammouch, Hind; Hammouch, Kenza; … - 2026

The growing incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into global financial systems has significantly influenced investment decision-making. Previous studies have mainly concentrated on ESG performance and their associated implications for businesses and have...

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The role of special economic zones in shaping Viet Nam's local business environment

Nilsson-Hakkala, Katariina - 2026

This study examines the effects of special economic zones (SEZs) on firm growth and the regional business environment in Viet Nam, highlighting their key role as a policy tool to attract foreign investors. Using detailed panel data from Viet Nam's 63 provinces from 2006 to 2020 and instrumental...

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Heterogeneous growth effects in MENA countries : evidence from pooled quantile regression

Alrefo, Mahmoud Odeh Mitlaq; Lee, Yvonne; Han Hwa Goh - 2026

This study examines the heterogeneous effects of key macroeconomic determinants on economic growth in selected MENA economies using a pooled quantile regression framework. Unlike conventional mean-based approaches, this method captures variation across different segments of the conditional...

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Mapping foreign direct investment research in Africa

Miliani, Widad; Casado-Belmonte, María del Pilar; … - 2026

Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a vital role in Africa's economic development; however, the rapidly expanding body of literature on this topic remains highly fragmented. This dispersion creates a significant research problem, obscuring structural evolution, persistent thematic gaps, and...

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Firm Heterogeneity in Responses to Trump Tariffs 2.0 : Evidence from Japanese manufacturing firms

Itō, Banri; Jinji, Naoto; Naoi, Megumi - 2026

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Policy uncertainty and foreign direct investment : the moderating role of institutional quality

Akbakay, Zeki - 2026

This study investigates the impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and examines how this relationship is moderated by institutional quality. The analysis is based on data from 37 developing countries over the period of 2002-2021. The World...

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Does trade liberalization promote investment in Sub-Saharan Africa? : evidence from selected free trade areas

Moyo, Busani - 2026

This study investigates the impact of trade liberalisation on foreign and domestic investment in selected African free trade areas. Using 29 countries that are members of the three regional economic communities, namely, the East African Community, the Common Market for East and Southern Africa,...

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B-ready for another disappointment : assessing the doing business index's ability to reflect business environments and predict private investment flows

Raballand, Malo - 2026

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Growth at what cost? : energy use, investment, and emissions in the Saudi economy

Khan, Uzma; Khan, Aarif Mohammad - 2026

This study examines the long-run and distributional determinants of CO₂ emissions in Saudi Arabia (1970-2021) by integrating economic growth, energy consumption, foreign direct investment (FDI), natural resource rents, and urbanisation within a unified framework. Johansen cointegration, Fully...

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Foreign direct investment and economic output : the conditional roles of financial development and institutional quality

Saharti, Mohammed - 2026

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely promoted as a driver of economic output through mechanisms such as technology transfer, capital accumulation, and productivity spillovers. However, the empirical literature shows highly inconsistent results known as the "FDI-output puzzle." We argue that...

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Foreign direct investment origin and productivity spillovers in Viet Nam

Huynh Quoc Vu; Ngoc Phu Tran - 2026

We examine the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the productivity of Vietnamese domestic firms, using annual enterprise survey data from 2009 to 2018, which cover approximately 300,000 firm-year observations. We estimate total factor productivity with the Levinsohn-Petrin method and...

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Foreign direct investment and economic growth in Morocco : revisiting the evidence with 2SLS

El Ghali Ghorafi, Fatine - 2026

Background and Motivation: Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been widely examined as a potential driver of economic growth, yet empirical evidence for Morocco remains inconclusive due to methodological limitations and endogeneity concerns. This study re-examines the FDI-growth relationship in...

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Improving women's access to higher education in sub-Saharan Africa : the role of foreign direct investment

Kapume, Hervé Kato-Kale; Bobbo, Amadou; Ouedraogo, … - 2026

This study investigates the direct effects and transmission channels of foreign direct investment (FDI) on women's access to higher education in a panel of 33 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2004 - 2018. Using fixed effects, the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM), Lewbel's double...

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Uneven gains : the performance-driven growth-nexus of energy, trade and investment in high-income countries

Khater, Aya; Yousri, Dina - 2026

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Stay or leave? : choice of plant location with cost heterogeneity

Ishikawa, Jota; Komoriya, Yoshimasa - 2026

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Demand-side industrial policy and foreign direct investment : evidence from electric vehicle battery industry

Ko, Jeong-won - 2025

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Strategie foreign direct investment in vertically related markets

Ishikawa, Jota; Horiuchi, Eiji - 2026

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Geopolitical risk and corporate behaviors : propagation of shocks through global operations

Huu Nhan Duong; Ishikawa, Jota; Nishide, Katsumasa; … - 2025

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A conceptual framework linking environmental disclosure, performance, and foreign direct investment in developing countries

Zehouani, Nahid; Ababou, Mariame - 2026

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Imports, FDI spillovers and firm performance

Adem, Anwar S. - 2025

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Divergence between new and existing FDI in times of sustained inflation post the COVID-19 pandemic : the case of a subnational economy in the U.S.

Wright, Roxana; Wu, Chen - 2025

The relationship between inflation and foreign direct investment (FDI) is not clear-cut in theory. In the U.S., rising inflation coupled with increased economic recovery boosted FDI immediately after the COVID-19 pandemic but suppressed it afterwards. To shed light on the relationship between...

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Assessing the relationship between IFRS convergence and foreign direct investment inflows

Kaurova, Olga V.; Zaernyuk, Victor M.; Nesterenko, Yulia N. - 2026

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The impact of foreign direct investment on industrialization in China : a spatial panel analysis

Yang, Zhifeng; Anwar, Sajid; Yang, Yuqi - 2025

This study employs spatial econometric techniques to examine the heterogeneous effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on industrialization across China's four major regions - East, Central, West, and Northeast - using panel data from 31 provinces (1998-2016). Our findings reveal significant...

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Sustainable development challenges in BRICS : a dynamic analysis of CO₂ emissions and ecological footprint

Zhang, Shun; Liu, Xuyi - 2026

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Firm interconnectedness and resilience : evidence from the Italian manufacturing

Shaheen, Ibrahim; Brakman, Steven; Canello, Jacopo; … - 2025

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Social connectedness and inflow foreign direct investment : evidence from an emerging market

Nguyen Truong Giang; Thu Ha Nguyen; Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - 2026

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Revisiting globalization : Southeast Asia in the global factory

Athukorala, Premachandra; Hill, Hal - 2026

One of the most significant innovations in international industrial organization over the past half-century has been the vertical disintegration of production, with different stages carried out in different countries-a process widely known as the Global Manufacturing Value Chain (GMVC). Trade...

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Multinational production, trade, and carbon emissions

Wanner, Joschka; Watabe, Yuta - 2025

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