Essays about: "Corruption and FDI"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 32 essays containing the words Corruption and FDI.

1. 6. The Impact of Foreign Capital on Institutional Quality: An Empirical Study of Chinese Finances of Loans and Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cecilia Falorni; Sofia Ferenius; [2022]
   Keywords : China-Africa relations; Foreign capital; Foreign direct investment; Institutional quality; Loans;

   Abstract : The African continent has since long had slow economic growth, with large infrastructural gaps compared to the Western World. This has resulted in large inflows of foreign capital to the African economies. READ MORE

3. 7. The Impact of Perceived Corruption Index on Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Lagging; [2022]
   Keywords : Corruption; Foreign direct investment; Gravity model; Africa; OECD; China; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the impact of corruption perception index (CPI) on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from China and 34 OECD source countries to 54 African host countries using the gravitational model. China is of particular interest as it has become Africa’s largest trading partner as well as the greatest investor among the developing countries in Africa, in addition to Chinese firms having increased their presence in African countries rich in natural resources and poor infrastructure where the scope of corruption is considerable. READ MORE

4. 8. Foreign Direct Investment and Welfare: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Aida Ranjkeshan; [2021]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan Africa; Foreign Direct Investment; Poverty; Human Development; HDI; Fixed Effects; General Method of Moments; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is often considered to be favorable to long-run economic growth and has in recent years been promoted as a poverty-reducing tool. Although FDI to developing countries has increased rapidly in recent decades, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been unsuccessful in attracting large inflows of FDI. READ MORE

5. 9. Governance and Foreign Direct Investments : A panel gravity approach on emerging markets

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Simona Semenas; [2020]
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   Abstract : It is widely argued that a country’s economic performance is determined by its institutional quality. This study utilizes six governance indicators to examine what role they play in attracting foreign direct investments (FDI) net inflows into emerging markets. READ MORE

6. 10. The effect of corruption on growth and investments: Exploring the direct and indirect effects of corruption on growth via three different investment channels in low income countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nora Aobadia Sandström; Rebecca Lägerud; [2019]
   Keywords : Corruption; Economics growth; Transmission channels; Investment; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates both the direct effect and indirect effect of corruption on growth via three different investment transmission channels. According to growth theory, different types of investment are commonly considered as important contributors to economic growth. READ MORE