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Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ten East Asian Economies

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The boom of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in East Asia since the mid-1980s and the recent Asian financial crisis raise the critical question of how FDI affects host economies. While there is considerable evidence on the link between FDI and economic growth, the causality between the two variables has not been investigated in a reasonable theoretic framework with a reliable procedure. This paper examines the issue by using data for ten East Asian economies. Although the impact of foreign portfolio investment on East Asian economies is uncertain, FDI might be expected to boost host economic growth via technological upgrading and knowledge spillovers. The empirical results suggest that FDI seems to enhance economic growth in the long run for five economies (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, and Taiwan) and in the short run for one country (Singapore).

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  • Zhang, Kevin Honglin, 1999. "Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ten East Asian Economies," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 52(4), pages 517-535.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:ecoint:0265
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    1. Ha-chi Le & Thai-ha Le, 2020. "Foreign Direct Investment Inflows and Economic Growth in Singapore: an Empirical approach," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 40(4), pages 3256-3273.
    2. Jo-Hui Chen, 2005. "An Analysis of Industrial Characteristics and Incentives on Foreign Investment: The Case of Rapid Economic Growth in Taiwan," Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management, vol. 10(3), pages 89-107, Fall.
    3. Li, Xiaoying & Liu, Xiaming, 2005. "Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: An Increasingly Endogenous Relationship," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 33(3), pages 393-407, March.
    4. Seng Sothan, 2017. "Causality between foreign direct investment and economic growth for Cambodia," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(1), pages 1277860-127, January.

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    Keywords

    Foreign direct investment (FDI); Economic growth; Cointegration; Error-correction model; and Causality;
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    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East

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