Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries
This study examines the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in southern Africa Custom union (SACU) countries. The study employed panel data from the period 1990–2010 and used pooled OLS as the main estimation method. The findings reveal that market size, natural resource availability and...
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| author | Suleiman, Najat Nassor Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Ismail, Normaz Wana |
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| description | This study examines the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in southern Africa Custom union (SACU) countries. The study employed panel data from the period 1990–2010 and used pooled OLS as the main estimation method. The findings reveal that market size, natural resource availability and trade openness are positive and significant determinants of FDI for the SACU member countries. Therefore, these countries should undertake more agreements in trade partnership and should reform investment policy to attract more foreign inflow into SACU countries in the long run. |
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| spelling | upm-380402016-02-02T02:26:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38040/ Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries Suleiman, Najat Nassor Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Ismail, Normaz Wana This study examines the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in southern Africa Custom union (SACU) countries. The study employed panel data from the period 1990–2010 and used pooled OLS as the main estimation method. The findings reveal that market size, natural resource availability and trade openness are positive and significant determinants of FDI for the SACU member countries. Therefore, these countries should undertake more agreements in trade partnership and should reform investment policy to attract more foreign inflow into SACU countries in the long run. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38040/1/Determinants%20of%20foreign%20direct%20investment%20empirical%20evidence%20from%20Southern%20Africa%20Customs%20Union%20%28SACU%29%20countries.pdf Suleiman, Najat Nassor and Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee and Ismail, Normaz Wana (2015) Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries. International Journal of Economics and Management, 9 (1). pp. 1-24. ISSN 1823-836X http://econ.upm.edu.my/ijem/vol9no1/1.%20Determinants%20of%20Foreign%20Direct%20Investment.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Suleiman, Najat Nassor Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee Ismail, Normaz Wana Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries |
| title | Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries |
| title_full | Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries |
| title_short | Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries |
| title_sort | determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from southern africa customs union (sacu) countries |
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