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Robust FDI Determinants in Sub-saharan African Countries

Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to identify the robustness of the determinants of FDI in sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1985 to 2012. This is done through the use of a linear dynamic panel model, estimated by the Bayesian Averaging of Maximum Likelihood Estimates (BAMLE) developed by Moral Benito (2012). The empirical analysis show the following key results: (i) natural resources and market size are the most robust determinants; (ii) inflation, infrastructure, human capital and trade openness are weak robust; (iii) corruption and political instability are very less robust determinants.
Language: English
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2739635656
FWCI: 0.428
Cites: 55
Cited by: 5
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