Foreign direct investment, natural resources and economic growth: a threshold model approach

Arshad Hayat and Muhammad Tahir

Journal of Economic Studies, 2020, vol. 48, issue 5, 929-944

Abstract: Purpose - The aim of this paper is to investigate the contingency effect of natural resource abundance on the foreign direct investment (FDI)–growth relationship in a nonlinear (threshold) model. Design/methodology/approach - The authors use the fixed effect threshold model for panel data with annual frequency for 83 countries and estimate threshold level of natural resource abundance that split the sample and change the FDI–growth relationship. Findings - The results show that FDI has a strong positive impact on the economic growth of the host country if the host country's natural resources export is below the statistically significant estimated threshold. However, this FDI-induced economic growth is watered-down if the countries natural resources export is larger than the estimated threshold. Originality/value - The results show that FDI has a strong positive impact on the economic growth of the host country if the host country's natural resources export is below the statistically significant estimated threshold. However, this FDI-induced economic growth is watered-down if the countries natural resources export is larger than the estimated threshold. The results are robust for alternative indicators of natural resources, i.e. natural resources rents.

Keywords: FDI; Economic growth; Natural resources; Threshold model; O47; P28; P45; Q3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/JES-03-2020-0127

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