New Evidence on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments in Emerging Markets A Panel Data Approach

The main goal of the current study is to investigate how conventional and institutional factors affect foreign direct investment in particular global emerging markets. The study specifically seeks to determine the impact of GDP Growth, Population Growth, Level of Inflation, Trade Openness, Voice and Accountability, Rule of Law, Control of Corruption, Political Stability, and Government Effectiveness which are institutional determinants on FDI Inflows towards the Global Emerging Markets. To approach the research question a panel regression analysis has been applied by leveraging annual data from 18 countries, namely Angola, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea and Vietnam. Findings show that inflation and GDP have a significant and positive effect on the FDI inflows, while Voice and Accountability is significant but negative towards the examined variable. Manolis I. Skouloudakis "New Evidence on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments in Emerging Markets: A Panel Data Approach" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-2 , April 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd56212.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/economics/international-economics/56212/new-evidence-on-the-determinants-of-foreign-direct-investments-in-emerging-markets-a-panel-data-approach/manolis-i-skouloudakis