Title: Investigating the determinants of foreign direct investments in developed countries

Authors: Musa Essayyad; Banamber Mishra; Stephen Caples; Omar Ahmad Al-Titi

Addresses: McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70605, USA ' McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70605, USA ' McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70605, USA ' King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: This paper employs a more robust econometric methodology to investigate the foreign direct investment phenomenon, expand the data horizon from 2004-2013 to 1996-2016, and generate more solid research outcomes on the determinants of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in 32 developed countries. Specifically, this paper uses both static and dynamic estimation models to investigate the determinants of foreign direct investments in developed countries.

Keywords: foreign direct investment; FDI; panel data; static panel estimation models; dynamic panel estimation models; pooled OLS estimation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAF.2020.114945

International Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2020 Vol.10 No.2/3, pp.130 - 142

Received: 20 May 2020
Accepted: 27 Jun 2020
Published online: 12 May 2021 *

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