EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey

The world economy has changed since the decade due to its globalization. The majority of studies have analysed and discussed the effects of European Union (EU) accession in Turkey on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Based on, this dissertation attempts to build empirical models to identify t...

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Main Author: Aygul, Esen
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
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Published: 2016
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description The world economy has changed since the decade due to its globalization. The majority of studies have analysed and discussed the effects of European Union (EU) accession in Turkey on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Based on, this dissertation attempts to build empirical models to identify the determinants of foreign direct investment inflows in Turkey and to understand the effects of European Union accessions from the period of 1995-2015. Furthermore, this study examines FDI between the nine members of EU and Turkey. Panel data were collected for the Central and East European countries (CEEC): Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Turkey. In order to analyse this topic, three different regression models were compared: Random Effects model (REM), fixed Effects model (FEM), and Pooled Ordinary Least Squares (POLS). According to econometric tests, REM was found the most appropriate model for this study. The results state that the host country macroeconomic variables of Turkey’s including market size, trade openness, inflation, negotiations and labour force are significant determinants of FDI inflow by the CEEC during the process of EU accession. It is also found that EU enlargement affects FDI inflow in the host country positively. Finally, the limitations and recommended future studies are presented.
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spelling nottingham-366652021-06-11T16:00:12Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36665/ EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey Aygul, Esen The world economy has changed since the decade due to its globalization. The majority of studies have analysed and discussed the effects of European Union (EU) accession in Turkey on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Based on, this dissertation attempts to build empirical models to identify the determinants of foreign direct investment inflows in Turkey and to understand the effects of European Union accessions from the period of 1995-2015. Furthermore, this study examines FDI between the nine members of EU and Turkey. Panel data were collected for the Central and East European countries (CEEC): Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and Turkey. In order to analyse this topic, three different regression models were compared: Random Effects model (REM), fixed Effects model (FEM), and Pooled Ordinary Least Squares (POLS). According to econometric tests, REM was found the most appropriate model for this study. The results state that the host country macroeconomic variables of Turkey’s including market size, trade openness, inflation, negotiations and labour force are significant determinants of FDI inflow by the CEEC during the process of EU accession. It is also found that EU enlargement affects FDI inflow in the host country positively. Finally, the limitations and recommended future studies are presented. 2016-09-17 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed image/jpeg en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36665/2/image1.jpeg application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36665/3/Diss-EU%20Accession%20and%20Determinants%20of%20Foreign%20Direct%20Investment%20Inflow.pdf Aygul, Esen (2016) EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) panel data CEEC EU-Accession
spellingShingle Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
panel data
CEEC
EU-Accession
Aygul, Esen
EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey
title EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey
title_full EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey
title_fullStr EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey
title_full_unstemmed EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey
title_short EU Accession and Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: The Case of Turkey
title_sort eu accession and determinants of foreign direct investment inflow: the case of turkey
topic Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
panel data
CEEC
EU-Accession
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/36665/