Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/197020 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economies [ISSN:] 2227-7099 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 1-10
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
In this paper, we revisit the relation between institutional factors and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in developing countries by employing a dynamic panel methodology, which enables us to deal with the persistency of FDI flows and endogeneity issues. We also contribute to the literature by using various measures of institutions to identify which aspects of institutional quality affect FDI in the developing world. Our empirical findings based on 113 developing countries over the period 2002-2012 show evidence that some institutional factors matter more than others in attracting more FDI flows. We also found that the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009 had a negative impact on FDI flows.
Subjects: 
institutions
foreign direct investment (FDI) flows
dynamic panel estimation
developing countries
JEL: 
F21
C23
D73
P48
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Document Type: 
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