Causality between foreign investment and spillover efficiency |
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| Authors: | Shady Kholdy |
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| Institution: | Finance, Real Estate and Law Department , College of Business Administration, California State Polytechnic University , 3801 W Temple Avenue, Pomona , California , 91768 , USA |
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| Abstract: | While there is considerable evidence on the observed linkage between foreign investment and technical efficiency of the developing countries, the question of causality between them has not been investigated. This paper re-examines the relationship between foreign direct investment and technical efficiency in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Singapore and Zambia using Granger Causality tests. The results suggest that foreign direct investment and labour productivity are causally independent variables. However, capital formation of the host country is found to exert ‘Causal’ influence on foreign investment. |
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