Do Institutions Matter for Foreign Direct Investment?

By Fathi Ali, N. Fiess, Ronald R. MacDonald. 2010

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management

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Working Paper 136 - Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Africa, 1980-2007 (2011, methodology): “Ali et al (2006) examine the role of institutions in determining FDI inflows using a panel of 69 countries during 1981 and 2005 and find that 12 institutions are a robust predictor of overall FDI and that the most significant institutional aspects are linked to propriety rights, the rule of law and…”
The impact of institutional quality on foreign direct investment inflows: evidence for developed and developing countries (2018, background): “Ali et al. (2010) concluded that property rights were more important determinants of F.D.I.; specifically that other institutional factors affect F.D.I. indirectly through property rights. Law and order become a serious issue for M.N.C.s when courts fail to enforce contracts and when the government ”
Foreign direct investments, institutional quality, and economic growth (2019, background): “…investments and studies have found institutional quality to be a strong determinant of FDI inflow (see Daude and Stein 1997; Busse and Hefeker 2007; Ali, Fiess, and MacDonald 2010), very limited research is focused on exploring the FDI-growth altering effect of institutional quality (see Farole…”
Why Does Foreign Direct Investment Go Where It Goes?: New Evidence From African Countries (2012, methodology): “Ali et al (2006) examine the role of institutions in determining FDI inflows using a panel of 69 countries during 1981 and 2005 and find that institutions are a robust predictor of overall FDI and that the most significant institutional aspects are linked to propriety rights, the rule of law and…”
Institutional environment, innovation capacity and firm performance in Russia (2013, background): “These costs include direct financial costs as well as the time and effort spent in the completion of these transactions (Ali et al., 2010; Fogel et al., 2006; Puffer et al., 2009).”
Institutions, Foreign Direct Investment, and Domestic Investment: Crowding Out or Crowding In? (2016, background): “(2012); Morrissey and Udomkerdmongkol (2012); Ali et al. (2010); Javorcik and Wei (2009); Daude and Fratzscher (2008); Daude and Stein (2007); Busse and Hefeker (2007); Benassy-Quere et al.”
How Does Country Risk Matter for Foreign Direct Investment (2013, background): “In contrast, horizontal FDI may be attracted by higher trade barriers, which also protect the output of the foreign investor in the local market against imports of competitors (tariff-jumping hypothesis) (Ali et al., 2010).”