Essays about: "location-specific determinants"
Found 3 essays containing the words location-specific determinants.
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1. Whole farm technical efficiency : the case of Ethiopian smallholders: time-variant stochastic frontier model
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : This study uses a time-varying random-effects stochastic frontier model to estimate level of whole farm technical efficiency using 3,465 observations of sample smallholder farmers located in Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, and Southern Nation and Nationalities (SNNP) regions of Ethiopia. A baseline econometric analysis has been done by employing Corrected Ordinary Least Square (COLS) and cross-section data models prior to the panel data model analysis as a robustness check. READ MORE
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2. Foreign Direct Investment In Africa : A Look Into FDI Determinants
University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan; IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : Foreign Direct Investment is seen as a critical source of capital inflow and a stimulant of economic growth in many developing nations. It brings with it benefits such as job creation, technology and knowledge transfers just to mention a few. Thus many African countries are keen in finding ways of attracting FDI. READ MORE
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3. Location-Specific Determinants Of FDI : The Case Of The Middle East And North Africa Countries
University essay from IHH, NationalekonomiAbstract : The thesis examines the foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and, in order to achieve a better understanding of how MENA economies may attract FDI, attempts to identify their possible location-specific de-terminants. The analysis is based on the results of the cross-section OLS regression meth-od. READ MORE