Determinants Of Foreign Direct Investment In Mauritius Evidence From Time Series Data
Journal: International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research (Vol.6, No. 8)Publication Date: 2017-08-15
Authors : Medha Kisto;
Page : 367-377
Keywords : Exchange rate; FDI; Interest rate; Mauritius; VECM;
Abstract
Over the last two decades Foreign Direct Investment FDI claimed an impressive economic record as it enables economy to transit from an agrarian to knowledge based economy. This paper focuses on the determinants and impact of FDI in Mauritius using annual time series data from 1975 through 2015. The Vector Error Correction Model VECM analysis reveals that macroeconomic variables namely inflation rates and exchange rate are among the major and important factor that affect FDI in Mauritius over this period of time. Exchange rate exhibited negative significant influence on FDI while interest rate affects FDI positively. The study therefore recommends that government should continue to diversify the export and tourism markets ensure stable macroeconomic policies implement reforms on doing business increase its expenditure in the area of infrastructural development and redirect FDI in productive sector of the economy as ways to accelerate the growth of Mauritian economy.
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