Essays about: "Foreign Direct Investment FDI"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 235 essays containing the words Foreign Direct Investment FDI.

  1. 21. 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

  3. 22. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth for countries in Latin America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Clara Wieslander; Evelina Sundin; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Growth; Latin America; Schumpeterian model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) affects Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for recipient countries in Latin America. The study investigates whether FDI generates positive spillover effects, leading to a higher increase in TFP than domestic investments. READ MORE

  4. 23. Effects of Energy Poverty

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Obiekwe Edwin Anaso; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy Poverty; Ecological Footprint; Sustainability; Rewable Energy; Economic Development;

    Abstract : This study examined the relationship between energy poverty and environmental quality using panel data of 9 ECOWAS nations for the period of 2000 to 2020. The study adopted cross-sectional Augmented Im, Pesaran, and Shinpanel unit root test and the panel non-linear Autoregressive Distributed Lag techniques as analytical tools with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita as control variables. READ MORE

  5. 24. Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa - A panel data analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Olle Frendin; Emil Törnqvist; [2021-07-07]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines how different recipient country determinants influence Chinese investors' decisions where to invest in Africa and whether the financial crisis in 2008 has induced a shift in the type of FDI investors engage in. With the help of panel data, this thesis analyses the FDI stock and determinants for 41 different countries in Africa over the period 2003-2018. READ MORE

  6. 25. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the Life Science Industry in the Gothenburg Region

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jasmen Abd-El-Samie; Maria Svensson; [2021-06-28]
    Keywords : Life Science; FDI; Medical technology; Biotechnology; Pharmaceuticals; Motives; Gothenburg region; West Sweden;

    Abstract : This study aimed to identify why foreign-owned life science companies decide to locate abroad and also to identify the challenges that the companies experience. The Gothenburg region was chosen to investigate as a practical case. The study was performed through a qualitative study conducted through primary data (interviews) and secondary data. READ MORE