Essays about: "Corruption and FDI"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 essays containing the words Corruption and FDI.

1. 16. Does foreign direct investment generate economic growth in Sub Saharan Africa?

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Mona Hojjati Moghaddam; [2015]
   Keywords : Economic growth; FDI; endogenous growth;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between economic growth and the inflow of foreign direct investment in the SSA region. Secondary data from organizations and institutes are used to examine if other factors may affect total GDP, in addition to FDI. READ MORE

3. 17. Does corruption matter?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Malin Berg Von Linde; [2014]
   Keywords : Economic growth; FDI; informal institutions; corruption; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Globalization and more open economies has over the last two decades led to an increase of FDI which has been argued to lead to economic growth. So far economists are not unanimous on to what extent or fully agreed upon if certain other conditions have to be fulfilled for this to be true. READ MORE

4. 18. Gross Domestic Product Growth Correlations : Multi Country Study with Focus on China and India

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Varun Nayyar; [2014]
   Keywords : GDP; Growth; Literacy; Inequality; Innovation; Logistics; Corruption; FDI; Service share of GDP;

   Abstract : Analyses of the dependence of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates on seven variables; Logistic Performance (LGI), Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Adult Literacy Rate (ADLR), Gini Index (GI), % Service Share of the GDP (SSG) and Global Innovation Index (GII) have been performed in this study. A regression model has been presented where growth rate is taken as a function of seven factors. READ MORE

5. 19. Does FDI affect GDP per-capita growth in sub-Saharan Africa?

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

   Author : Håkan Norling; Tomi Joutsen; [2014]
   Keywords : Corruption; Economic Growth; GDP per-capita; Growth; FDI; Foreign Direct Investment; Sub-Saharan Africa;

   Abstract : Economic growth is a goal for countries around the world in order to improve living standards, and the effect of foreign direct investments (FDI) has long been studied. There are today many theories and empirical studies regarding FDI. Many questions being studied but finding a straight answer to these have showed to be anything but easy. READ MORE

6. 20. FDI in western China - A study of the factors behind location choices of Nordic companies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Daniel Ekström; Marcus Gyllestål; [2013-12-09]
   Keywords : China; Western Development Strategy; Foreign Direct Investment; Localization; Policy; Nordic companies;

   Abstract : Background and problems: The extraordinary growth in China the last four decades has created large inequality within the country. Perhaps the most obvious is that between the developed coastal regions and the inland. To boost the economic development in the hinterland the Western Development Strategy was initiated in year 2000. READ MORE