Research Article

The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises

Volume: 9 Number: 3 October 31, 2024
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The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises

Abstract

In this study, the relative importance of institutional quality indicators on foreign direct investment (FDI) is investigated using a dynamic panel regression model for the countries that attracted the most FDI between 1996-2021. The World Bank (2023) data shows that FDI inflows gained a significant momentum at the beginning of the 2000s and reached its highest level in 2007. However, the Global Financial Crises (GFC) created a turning point in FDI inflows and it followed a very volatile course in the following years. For this reason, the analysis focused on the periods pre and post the global financial crisis. As a result of the study, it is revealed that all institutional quality indicators (except the rule of law) have positive effects on FDI inflows in the pre-crisis period, and regulatory effectiveness, government effectiveness and corruption control have a relatively higher impact on FDI inflows. On the other hand, it has been determined that no institutional quality indicator has a significant effect on foreign direct investments in the post-crisis period when FDI inflows are highly volatile.

Keywords

Foreign Direct Investments, Institutional Quality, Panel Data Analysis

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APA
Koç, N., & Durusu Çiftçi, D. (2024). The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises. Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis, 9(3), 699-717. https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1491840
AMA
1.Koç N, Durusu Çiftçi D. The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises. Beta. 2024;9(3):699-717. doi:10.25229/beta.1491840
Chicago
Koç, Nur, and Dilek Durusu Çiftçi. 2024. “The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises”. Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 9 (3): 699-717. https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1491840.
EndNote
Koç N, Durusu Çiftçi D (October 1, 2024) The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises. Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 9 3 699–717.
IEEE
[1]N. Koç and D. Durusu Çiftçi, “The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises”, Beta, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 699–717, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.25229/beta.1491840.
ISNAD
Koç, Nur - Durusu Çiftçi, Dilek. “The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises”. Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis 9/3 (October 1, 2024): 699-717. https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1491840.
JAMA
1.Koç N, Durusu Çiftçi D. The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises. Beta. 2024;9:699–717.
MLA
Koç, Nur, and Dilek Durusu Çiftçi. “The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises”. Bulletin of Economic Theory and Analysis, vol. 9, no. 3, Oct. 2024, pp. 699-17, doi:10.25229/beta.1491840.
Vancouver
1.Nur Koç, Dilek Durusu Çiftçi. The Role of Institutional Quality on FDI: A Comparison for Pre and Post – Global Financial Crises. Beta. 2024 Oct. 1;9(3):699-717. doi:10.25229/beta.1491840