The determinants of foreign direct investment in services

Bala Ramasamy, Matthew Yeung

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Abstract

This paper has two main objectives: first, to consider country specific determinants that attract services FDI, and second, to compare the importance of these determinants vis-à-vis traditional determinants that attract manufacturing FDI. Using OECD countries as our sample, and 1980 to 2003 as our time period, we consider the determinants of inward FDI in a panel setting. Our results provide empirical evidence to support the view that no new theories may be necessary to explain the determinants of services FDI.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)573-596
Number of pages24
JournalWorld Economy
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2010

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