Essays about: "Corruption and FDI"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 32 essays containing the words Corruption and FDI.

  1. 11. Do property rights matter to FDI? : A cross-sectional study of property rights, institutions and FDI in middle income countries

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Magdalena Granath; Maren Sluiter; [2018]
    Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; Property Rights; Institutions; Democracy; Corruption;

    Abstract : Property rights are an important subject of economic theory and as a product of institutional qualities an essential determinant of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The purpose of this study is to examine how middle income countries with, on average, weak property rights can attract investments from abroad, given their (formal) institutions, and if differences in institutional qualities have an effect on FDI inflows. READ MORE

  3. 12. Entry Mode Strategies of Advanced Market Economies into Emerging Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: The example of a power generation MNE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jude Nkeme Ngambong; [2017-09-05]
    Keywords : Internationalization; advanced economies; entry modes; entry barriers; foreign direct investment; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : Since the last decades researchers in the internationalization of firms have mainly focused on internationalization in developed markets and Asian emerging markets. Until recently, less attention has been devoted towards understanding how firms from advanced economies establish themselves in underdeveloped countries. READ MORE

  4. 13. Institutional Barriers for FDI in Rwanda´s Power Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Anders Knutsson; [2017-02-09]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Power sector; Barriers for FDI;

    Abstract : Background Even though only 24.5 percent of the Rwandan households have access to the national power grid, the electricity supply has difficulties to meet the peak demand. Previous research has shown that lack of electricity is a constrainer for economic development and estimations show that Rwanda between year 2013-2025 will need to invest USD 6. READ MORE

  5. 14. Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure: the Impact of Corruption

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Amanda Löfgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Corruption; Public-Private Partnerships; Infrastructure; Foreign Direct Investment; Development Assistance;

    Abstract : Public-Private Partnerships in infrastructure provision is gaining attention as an answer to the growing global infrastructure deficit, providing an effective model for sharing of risk and responsibility between the public and private sector. Such partnerships are also important channels of private investment, FDI and development assistance into an economy, but the extent to which these effects of Public-Private Partnerships are realized is likely to depend on the institutional setting. READ MORE

  6. 15. Home-country determinants of outward FDI: Evidence from BRICS economies and five developed countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Wang Haiyan; [2017]
    Keywords : market size; labor cost; exchange rate; inflation; interest rate; political risks; corruption; openness; technology; outward FDI; BRICS;

    Abstract : This paper studies the home-country determinants of outward FDI with a focus on nine empirically recognized host-country determinants of inward FDI, namely market size, labor cost, exchange rate, inflation, interest rate, political risks, corruption, openness, and technology. Based on a panel with 183 observations from BRICS and five developed countries (Australia, Germany, Japan, UK, US), evidence is found that market size, inflation, interest rate, political risks, and openness have significant influence on FDI outflows. READ MORE