Determinants of foreign direct investment in Turkey: a panel study approach

Bulent Esiyok

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Abstract: This study examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) using a panel of bilateral outward FDI stocks of 19 OECD countries in Turkey between 1982 and 2007. Employing a knowledge-capital model, this study finds that joint national incomes, per capita difference, investment liberalisation and the cost of exporting to Turkey have significant effects on FDI in Turkey. In addition, the prospect of European Union membership, government stability, infrastructure, bilateral exchange rate, exchange rate volatility and openness to trade play an important role in determining the amount of FDI in Turkey. Finally, this study finds that high relative unit labour costs and corruption provide stimuli to FDI.

Keywords: Foreign direct investment; knowledge-capital framework; EU membership; Turkey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 F21 F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-07-19
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