The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Transitional Countries

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Nicholas Apergis

University of Piraeus

Katerina Lyroudi

University of Macedonia - Accounting and Finance

Thanasis Vamvakidis

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Date Written: October 2006

Abstract

This paper examines the importance of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a panel data set for 27 transition economies over the period 1991-2004 as well as the methodology of panel cointegration and causality tests, the empirical findings show that FDI does exhibit a significant relationship with economic growth, at least, for those transition countries that are characterized by high levels of income and have implemented successful privatization programs.

Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), economic growth, transition economies, panel cointegration, panel causality

JEL Classification: F23, P2, F21, O16, C33, P27

Suggested Citation

Apergis, Nicholas and Lyroudi, Katerina and Vamvakidis, Thanasis, The Relationship between Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Transitional Countries (October 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=990251 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.990251

Nicholas Apergis

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Thanasis Vamvakidis

International Monetary Fund (IMF) ( email )

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United States

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