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Impact of foreign direct investment volatility on economic growth of asean-5 countries

This study examines the impact of volatility of FDI, rather than its level on the economic growth of ASEAN-5 countries. Using bounds testing approach, we show that FDI volatility retards long-run economic growth in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Our results suggest that the econ...

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Main Authors: Venus, Khim-Sen Liew, Choong, Chee-Keong
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Language:English
Published: Economics Bulletin 2009
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HB Economic Theory
HG Finance
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spelling my.unimas.ir.295822021-06-01T12:41:55Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29582/ Impact of foreign direct investment volatility on economic growth of asean-5 countries Venus, Khim-Sen Liew Choong, Chee-Keong HB Economic Theory HG Finance This study examines the impact of volatility of FDI, rather than its level on the economic growth of ASEAN-5 countries. Using bounds testing approach, we show that FDI volatility retards long-run economic growth in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Our results suggest that the economic growth of Indonesia is the most susceptible to the adverse effect of FDI volatility. These findings, which are robust to different measures of FDI volatility, are of concern in dealing with the economic growth of developing countries in the ASEAN region, which rely heavily on FDI. Economics Bulletin 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29582/1/impact.pdf Venus, Khim-Sen Liew and Choong, Chee-Keong (2009) Impact of foreign direct investment volatility on economic growth of asean-5 countries. Economics Bulletin, 29 (3). pp. 1829-1841. ISSN 1545-2921 http://www.accessecon.com/pubs/eb/
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HG Finance
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HG Finance
Venus, Khim-Sen Liew
Choong, Chee-Keong
Impact of foreign direct investment volatility on economic growth of asean-5 countries
description This study examines the impact of volatility of FDI, rather than its level on the economic growth of ASEAN-5 countries. Using bounds testing approach, we show that FDI volatility retards long-run economic growth in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Our results suggest that the economic growth of Indonesia is the most susceptible to the adverse effect of FDI volatility. These findings, which are robust to different measures of FDI volatility, are of concern in dealing with the economic growth of developing countries in the ASEAN region, which rely heavily on FDI.
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author Venus, Khim-Sen Liew
Choong, Chee-Keong
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url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/29582/1/impact.pdf
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