FACTORS AFFECTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN MALAYSIA'S MANUFACTURING SECTOR: AN ANALYSIS ACROSS STATES

Noor Al-Huda Abdul Karim () and Euan Fleming
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Noor Al-Huda Abdul Karim: Department of Economics, Block 10, Faculty of Management and Economics, Sultan Idris Education University, 35900 Proton City, Perak, Malaysia
Euan Fleming: School of Business, Economics and Public Policy, University of New England, Australia

The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2012, vol. 57, issue 04, 1-14

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of market demand, labor productivity, socio-economic development and provision of industrial estates on foreign direct investment (FDI) across 13 states and 1 federal territory in Malaysia. The analysis uses FDI data of the manufacturing sector and data on independent variables for the years 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005. Results indicate positive relationships between these factors and FDI inflows in the manufacturing sector. FDI inflows are found to be most sensitive to labor productivity and GDP. The significance of socio-economic development for FDI is viewed in a long-term perspective.

Keywords: Foreign direct investment; manufacturing sector; econometric analysis; regional development; F21; R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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