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FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Economic Freedom

Doğrudan yabancı yatırımlar ve ekonomik büyüme: Ekonomik özgürlüğün rolü

Burcu Şenalp(KIRKLARELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
Pages
54–73
Publication Date
2019-01-22
DOI
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In other words, our findings show that economic freedom does have the power to affect economic performance through FDI.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, we examine the effects of economic freedom and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth.
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Key Findings & Data:We utilized a panel of 83 developed and developing countries over the period 1970 to 2009.
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Conclusion & Impact:In other words, our findings show that economic freedom does have the power to affect economic performance through FDI.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2009 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Doğrudan yabancı yatırımlar · Ekonomik büyüme · Ekonomik özgürlük

Abstract

In this study, we examine the effects of economic freedom and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. We utilized a panel of 83 developed and developing countries over the period 1970 to 2009. We observed that including the interaction term of economic freedom and FDI makes the estimation results more powerful. In other words, our findings show that economic freedom does have the power to affect economic performance through FDI.

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Bu çalı ş manın amacı do ğ rudan yabancı yatırımlar (DYY) ve ekonomik özgürlü ğ ün, ekonomik büyüme üzerine etkisini incelemektir. Analiz, Fraser Enstitüsü ve Heritage Vakfı tarafından olu ş turulan birbirinden farklı iki önemli ekonomik özgürlük endeksine dayanmaktadır. Çalı ş mada, do ğ rudan yabancı yatırımların ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki do ğ rudan etkisinin yanısıra, DYY ile ekonomik özgürlük etkile ş imi üzerinden dolaylı etkisi de analiz edilmi ş tir. 1970-2009 yılları arasında toplam seksen üç geli ş mi ş ve geli ş mekte olan ülkenin dahil edildi ğ i panel veri seti kullanılarak, En Küçük Kareler Yöntemi ve Sabit Etkiler Modeli gibi farklı panel veri analiz tekniklerinin kullanıldı ğ ı çalı ş mamız, DYY ile ekonomik büyüme arasında pozitif bir ili ş kinin varlı ğ ını ortaya koymaktadır. Bunun yanında, ekonomik özgürlü ğ ün, DYY üzerinden ekonomik büyümeyi etkiledi ğ i, fakat bu etkinin büyüklü ğ ü Fraser Enstitüsü ve Heritage Vakfı tarafından sa ğ lanan endeksler için farklı oldu ğ u bulunmu ş tur.

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Şenalp, B. (2019). FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Economic Freedom. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 54–73. https://ajindex.com/articles/1064303

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