Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors
This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment(FDI) of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on those of Malaysia that have been successful in attracting FDI since the early 1980s. The model adopted was based on a previous study on FDI determinants in Malaysia. Results of multiple re...
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| description | This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment(FDI) of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on those of Malaysia that have been successful in attracting FDI since the early 1980s. The model adopted was based on a previous study on FDI determinants in Malaysia. Results of multiple regression analysis to determine whether FDI determinants in Iran are of the same significance as they are for Malaysia showed that none of the determinants under the study (economic growth, growth of export, exchange
rate and balance of payment), except for government expenditure, is significant in affecting the flow of FDI in the case of Iran. On the basis of these results, the
conclusion is drawn that these typical determinants fail to reflect the case of Iran. The study argues that one needs to look at Iran from a different perspective of FDI as the country is an outlier in the global economy owing to
international sanctions. |
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| spelling | iium-364182018-06-25T00:23:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36418/ Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors M , Moniruzzaman Kazi, Masuma Khatun Atiyat, Hala Mohammad Mahmood , Rana JQ Political institutions Asia This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment(FDI) of the Islamic Republic of Iran based on those of Malaysia that have been successful in attracting FDI since the early 1980s. The model adopted was based on a previous study on FDI determinants in Malaysia. Results of multiple regression analysis to determine whether FDI determinants in Iran are of the same significance as they are for Malaysia showed that none of the determinants under the study (economic growth, growth of export, exchange rate and balance of payment), except for government expenditure, is significant in affecting the flow of FDI in the case of Iran. On the basis of these results, the conclusion is drawn that these typical determinants fail to reflect the case of Iran. The study argues that one needs to look at Iran from a different perspective of FDI as the country is an outlier in the global economy owing to international sanctions. Inderscience Publishers, UK 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36418/1/Determinants_of_FDI_in_Iran_JGBA_7%281%29.pdf M , Moniruzzaman and Kazi, Masuma Khatun and Atiyat, Hala Mohammad and Mahmood , Rana (2014) Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors. Journal of Global Business Advancement, 7 (1). pp. 38-54. ISSN 1746-9678 (O), 1746-966X (P) http://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=jgba&year=2014&vol=7&issue=1 DOI: 10.1504/JGBA.2014.058882 |
| spellingShingle | JQ Political institutions Asia M , Moniruzzaman Kazi, Masuma Khatun Atiyat, Hala Mohammad Mahmood , Rana Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors |
| title | Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors |
| title_full | Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors |
| title_short | Determinants of foreign direct investment in Iran: assessing the standard factors |
| title_sort | determinants of foreign direct investment in iran: assessing the standard factors |
| topic | JQ Political institutions Asia |
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