Institutional Determinants of Sectoral FDI in Eastern European and Central Asian Countries: The Role of Investment Climate and Democracy

Doytch N., EREN T. M.

EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE, cilt.48, ss.14-32, 2012 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2753/ree1540-496x4806s402
  • Dergi Adı: EMERGING MARKETS FINANCE AND TRADE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14-32
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: democratic accountability, institutional determinants, investment profile, sectoral FDI, FOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENT, EXCHANGE-RATES, UNITED-STATES, TAX POLICY, PANEL-DATA, CORRUPTION, GOVERNANCE, TRANSITION, OPENNESS, INFLOWS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We study the determinants of the sectoral distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, focusing on the investment climate and state of democracy. Using a dynamic system generalized method of moments estimator, we examine twenty-one countries for the period 1994-2008. We find that when human capital is controlled for, the host country investment profile has a positive effect on agricultural FDI and the host country state of democracy positively affects agricultural and manufacturing FDI. In addition, services FDI is attracted by educated labor, whereas FDI to other sectors is attracted by cheap labor. Moreover, natural resource endowments have a positive impact on FDI in the sectors of agriculture and manufacturing.