Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bhagwati hypothesis opines that the overall impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth is conditioned on countries’ level of integration with the international market. We test this hypothesis for some selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Does this hypothesis hold given o...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Muazu, Koomson, Isaac, Aluko, Olufemi Adewale, Opoku, Eric Evans Osei
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Koomson, Isaac
Aluko, Olufemi Adewale
Opoku, Eric Evans Osei
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Koomson, Isaac
Aluko, Olufemi Adewale
Opoku, Eric Evans Osei
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description Bhagwati hypothesis opines that the overall impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth is conditioned on countries’ level of integration with the international market. We test this hypothesis for some selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Does this hypothesis hold given our sample evidence? Yes! No! Maybe! We explain why. By invoking the sample splitting and threshold estimation technique, we find that the two measures of openness (trade openness and exports) mediate the FDI-economic growth relationship in three countries and this is an indication of complete Bhagwati hypothesis in these countries. Also, we find that, given the measure of openness, four countries exhibit incomplete Bhagwati hypothesis. Finally, we find no support for the Bhagwati hypothesis for most countries. Based on these findings, we argue that the validity of the Bhagwati hypothesis may be contingent on both country characteristics and the indicator of openness.
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spelling nottingham-647182021-03-10T06:12:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64718/ Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Ibrahim, Muazu Koomson, Isaac Aluko, Olufemi Adewale Opoku, Eric Evans Osei Bhagwati hypothesis opines that the overall impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth is conditioned on countries’ level of integration with the international market. We test this hypothesis for some selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Does this hypothesis hold given our sample evidence? Yes! No! Maybe! We explain why. By invoking the sample splitting and threshold estimation technique, we find that the two measures of openness (trade openness and exports) mediate the FDI-economic growth relationship in three countries and this is an indication of complete Bhagwati hypothesis in these countries. Also, we find that, given the measure of openness, four countries exhibit incomplete Bhagwati hypothesis. Finally, we find no support for the Bhagwati hypothesis for most countries. Based on these findings, we argue that the validity of the Bhagwati hypothesis may be contingent on both country characteristics and the indicator of openness. Routledge 2021-01-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64718/1/Re%E2%80%93examining%20Bhagwati%20hypothesis%20the%20case%20of%20some%20selected%20countries%20in%20Sub-Saharan%20Africa.pdf Ibrahim, Muazu, Koomson, Isaac, Aluko, Olufemi Adewale and Opoku, Eric Evans Osei (2021) Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Transnational Corporations Review . pp. 1-12. ISSN 1918-6444 FDI; Economic Growth; Trade Openness; Exports; Threshold http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19186444.2020.1863702 doi:10.1080/19186444.2020.1863702 doi:10.1080/19186444.2020.1863702
spellingShingle FDI; Economic Growth; Trade Openness; Exports; Threshold
Ibrahim, Muazu
Koomson, Isaac
Aluko, Olufemi Adewale
Opoku, Eric Evans Osei
Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
title Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Re–examining Bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort re–examining bhagwati hypothesis: the case of some selected countries in sub-saharan africa
topic FDI; Economic Growth; Trade Openness; Exports; Threshold
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64718/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64718/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64718/