Essays about: "FDI impact on economic growth in developing countries"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words FDI impact on economic growth in developing countries.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. Renewable Energy Consumption and Foreign Direct Investment : Bangladesh's Case

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Sumaya Tasnim; [2020]
    Keywords : economic growth; Renewable energy consumption; FDI; Vector Error Correction model;

    Abstract : FDI investment is a vital factor for the developing countries economic growth. Apart from working as a catalyst of increasing total output level, FDI is a source of clean energy, technology transfer and energy efficiency. There have been very limited studies on the impact of FDI on renewable energy consumption in the context of Bangladesh. READ MORE

  3. 3. The employment elasticity of economic growth - A global study of trends and determinants for the years 2000-2017.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Victoria Morén; Elias Wändal; [2019-09-05]
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    Abstract : In this paper, the employment elasticity of economic growth is calculated for 168 countries globally. The employment elasticity refers to the percentage change in employment associated with a 1% increase in GDP. Therefore, the higher the employment elasticity, the more labor-intensive growth. READ MORE

  4. 4. FDI, Economics Freedom, and Growth in the devevloping countreiss

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Lukas George Bayzeed; [2019]
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    Abstract : This study focuses on the relationship among economic freedom, foreign direct investment and real per capita growth. We first study the relationship between economic freedom and FDI. READ MORE

  5. 5. Sports, economic performance and FDI: The impact of hosting different sports mega-events on economic growth and foreign direct investment in developed and developing countries, 1970-2016

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marcel Prijs; [2018]
    Keywords : Mega Sports Events; Economic Growth; Foreign Direct Investment; Summer Olympics; Winter Olympics; FIFA World Cup; UEFA European Cup; African Cup of Nations; Copa America; Longitudinal Investigation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this paper, the effect hosting a mega sports event has on economic growth and the inflow of foreign direct investment is investigated over the period 1970 – 2016. This paper differentiates between six different mega sports events. READ MORE