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Environmental Stringency, Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi): Lessons From Global Evidence

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  • Tamat Sarmidi

    (School of Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, MalaysiaÂ)

  • Abu Hassan Shaari Md Nor

    (School of Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, MalaysiaÂ)

  • Sulhi Ridzuan

    (School of Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, MalaysiaÂ)

Abstract

Developing countries face a dilemma: to have either a stringent environmental policy that may lead to less foreign direct investment (FDI) or a less stringent environmental policy but more FDI through which economic growth may occur. Motivated by this paradox, it is necessary to examine the dynamic relationship between FDI, pollution control and corruption to suggest a mechanism that may be effective in combating the pollution haven effect. Using dynamic panel Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation for 110 countries from 2005 to 2012, the findings suggest that the stringency in environmental control alone has had a negative effect on FDI, and at the same time, high levels of corruption have attracted FDI inflows. Interestingly, in contrast to previous findings, our results show that high stringency in environmental control coupled with low levels of corruption has attracted significantly more FDI inflows. In other words, ethical institutions could nullify the negative effect of stringency in pollution control to FDIs. This finding, besides its robustness to various environmental stringency measures, is a potential answer to the pollution haven effect for developing countries.

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  • Tamat Sarmidi & Abu Hassan Shaari Md Nor & Sulhi Ridzuan, 2015. "Environmental Stringency, Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi): Lessons From Global Evidence," Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF), Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, vol. 11(1), pages 1-85–96.
    • Handle: RePEc:usm:journl:aamjaf01101_85-96
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    Cited by:

    1. Mohamed Ali Hfaiedh & Wajdi Bardi, 2021. "Does FDI and Corruption affect Environmental Quality in Tunisia?," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 11(4), pages 267-275.
    2. Muhammad Azam & Hina Khan & Zia Ur Rehman, 2024. "Analyzing the Threshold Effect in the Relationship Between Income and Environmental Degradation in the Middle East and North Africa Region," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 6057-6078, June.
    3. Wajdi Bardi & Mohamed Ali Hfaiedh, 2021. "Causal Interaction between FDI, Corruption and Environmental Quality in the MENA Region," Economies, MDPI, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, February.

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