How Does Corruption Influence the Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth?

Keisuke Okada and Sovannroeun Samreth

Global Economic Review, 2014, vol. 43, issue 3, 207-220

Abstract: We investigate the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in 130 countries from 1995 to 2008, considering the role of corruption in each country as an absorptive factor. The estimation results indicate that although FDI alone does not promote economic growth, it has a significant effect on economic growth if the interaction term between FDI and corruption is considered. Specifically, FDI has a positive impact on economic growth when corruption is severe, but a negative impact if corruption is below a certain threshold.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/1226508X.2014.930671

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