 A Time Series Econometric Model of the Determinants of the Level of Inward Foreign Direct Investment into PakistanShahid H. Malik and
Eric Pentecost
Indian Economic Review, 2007, vol. 42, issue 2, 177-190 Abstract: The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies has become more important at least since the 1980s, but these inflows are volatile and often dominated by a few very large, sometimes reversible transactions. A more appropriate measure of the importance of FDI in a developing economy is to examine the stock of accumulated FDI flows. This paper investigates both the economic and socio-political determinants of the level of FDI in Pakistan over the period 1973 to 2004, using a cointegration time series methodology. We find that the level of GDP is the primary determinant of FDI in Pakistan in the long run, although changes in the degree of political risk is also a significant determinant of new inflows of FDI in the short run. Keywords: FDI; Cointegration; Political Risk (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:dse:indecr:v:42:y:2007:i:2:p:177-190 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Indian Economic Review is currently edited by Pami Dua (Editor) & Ram Singh (Associate Editor) and Sunil Kanwar More articles in Indian Economic Review from Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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