Location-Specific Determinants Of FDI: The Case Of The Middle East And North Africa Countries
2008 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
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. The examined empirical model is based on the eclectic theory developed by John Dun-ning and the previous empirical studies. To test the relevant location-specific determinants of FDI inflows into MENA region, eighteen countries are sampled for the period 1996-2006. The results of the regression analysis show that physical infrastructure and trade openness are significant determinants of FDI in the MENA countries.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2008. , p. 29
Keywords
FDI, location-specific determinants, OLI paradigm, Middle East and North Africa region
National Category
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-7408OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-7408DiVA, id: diva2:133767
Presentation
(English)
Uppsok
samhälle/juridik
Supervisors
Examiners
2009-01-222009-01-142009-01-22Bibliographically approved