Essays about: "infrastructure and FDI"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words infrastructure and FDI.
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1. Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers: Evidence from Egypt, 2000-2020
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a crucial element of globalization; knowledge spillovers, increasing employment, and technology transfer through inward FDI promote economic growth. Egypt is the top FDI recipient in Africa, and empirical literature finds a positive correlation between FDI and economic growth in the country; however, there are limited academic discourses on the channels through which FDI positively affects the economy. READ MORE
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2. A study on the Determinants of FDI Inflows to China
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : Since the Chinese government proposed the "reform and opening-up policy" in 1979, China has achieved remarkable economic development. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in stimulating economic development and alleviating capital shortages. This thesis explores FDI by choosing China as its destination country. READ MORE
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3. The Impact of Perceived Corruption Index on Foreign Direct Investments in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : 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
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4. Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa - A panel data analysis
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : 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
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5. Foreign Direct Investment and Welfare: Is Sub-Saharan Africa Different?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : 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
