L’attractivité des investissements directs étrangers Cas de l’industrie manufacturière marocaine

The attractiveness of foreign direct investments Case of the Moroccan manufacturing industry

Mohammed Bijou and Mohammed Elhassouni

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Abstract: The contribution of foreign subsidiaries to economic growth prompted the Moroccan government to place the attraction of foreign direct investment as one of the economic priorities of the country, which has led to the development of policies aiming to attract multinationals. This thesis therefore proposes to identify the key determinants of foreign investment. It is to identify new investment conditions sought by multinational firms to appreciate the Moroccan territory , and then evaluate using an econometric panel data model the importance of different macroeconomic variables explaining the inflow of FDI in the manufacturing sector in Moroccan flows, and to identify the main factors underpinning the appeal. Our results show that variables such as availability of labor factor, high cost and quality of labor, market size, as well as trade opening, are the most significant factors appealing to industrial companies. We also show that the industrial density attracts the implementation of new investors, and that Morocco has become an attractive industrial platform to foreign exporters.

Keywords: Investissement direct étranger; l’industrie manufacturière marocaine économique; modèle à effets fixes vs effets aléatoires (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 C5 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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