Foreign Direct Investment, Regulations, and Growth

Busse, Matthias; Groizard, José Luis

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-3882

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Foreign Direct Investment, Regulations, and Growth

dc.contributor.author	Busse, Matthias
dc.contributor.author	Groizard, José Luis
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-21T21:09:52Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-21T21:09:52Z
dc.date.issued	2006-04
dc.description.abstract	This paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. The authors argue that countries need a sound business environment in the form of good government regulations to be able to benefit from FDI. Using a comprehensive data set for regulations, they test this hypothesis and find evidence that excessive regulations restrict growth through FDI only in the most regulated economies. This result holds true for different specifications of the econometric model, including instrumental variable regressions.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6727744/foreign-direct-investment-regulations-growth
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8728
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3882
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject	BASE YEAR
dc.subject	BENCHMARK
dc.subject	BLACK MARKET
dc.subject	BLACK MARKET PREMIUM
dc.subject	BUSINESS REGULATIONS
dc.subject	CAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subject	CIVIL LIBERTIES
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	COUNTRY REGRESSIONS
dc.subject	DEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subject	DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOWS
dc.subject	DOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subject	DYNAMIC PANEL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subject	EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subject	ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subject	ERROR TERM
dc.subject	ESTIMATED COEFFICIENT
dc.subject	EXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subject	EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	FDI
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKET
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	FOREIGN CAPITAL
dc.subject	FOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	FRAMEWORK FOR REGULATIONS
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH EQUATION
dc.subject	GROWTH LITERATURE
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	GROWTH REGRESSION
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRIES
dc.subject	HOST COUNTRY
dc.subject	HOST ECONOMIES
dc.subject	HOST ECONOMY
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	IMPACT OF REGULATIONS
dc.subject	INCOME GROWTH
dc.subject	INCOME LEVELS
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	INFLATION RATE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LAGGED GROWTH
dc.subject	LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	MIDDLE EAST
dc.subject	MODEL SPECIFICATIONS
dc.subject	MONETARY ECONOMICS
dc.subject	MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
dc.subject	MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	NEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subject	NORTH AFRICA
dc.subject	0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subject	PER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subject	QUALITY REGULATIONS
dc.subject	REGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subject	REGULATORY COSTS
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subject	STANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subject	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	VERTICAL LINKAGES
dc.title	Foreign Direct Investment, Regulations, and Growth	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6727744/foreign-direct-investment-regulations-growth
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Poverty
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-3882
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000016406_20060414121859
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	6727744
okr.identifier.report	WPS3882
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/04/14/000016406_20060414121859/Rendered/PDF/wps3882.pdf	en
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction :: Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade :: Foreign Direct Investment
okr.topic	Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic	Regulatory Regimes
okr.topic	Public Sector Regulation
okr.topic	International Economics and Trade
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic	Public Sector Development
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1
relation.isSeriesOfPublication	26e071dc-b0bf-409c-b982-df2970295c87