Ekonomisk tillväxt och utländska direktinvesteringar i Sub-Sahara

• Main Authors: Gleizer, Valeria, Özturk, Volkan
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper 2012
• Subjects: Foreign direct investments; economic growth; growth theory; Grossman-Helpman; institutional theory; OLI-paradigm; corruption; developing countries; Sub-Sahara; Utländska direktinvesteringar; ekonomisk tillväxt; tillväxtteori; institutionell teori; korruption; utvecklingsländer
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-24132

The Sub-Saharan countries have for a long time struggled with poverty and conflicts which might have proven hostile for investors. The analysis aims to see if there is a significant correlation between foreign direct investments (FDI) and economic growth and which cultural and institutional factors seem to be significant in this correlation. Considered are also other variables and their influence that might explain what motivates and gives incentives for foreign direct investments (FDI) and are used in the construction of a regression analysis. This to see whether there is an effect on the economic growth in relations to FDI. The results show that FDI is of significance to the economic growth in the region and the study shows that corruption seems to be the most significant institutional factor in the correlation with effect on economic growth and the ability to attract FDI.