Research Article

FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES

Volume: 17 Number: 2 December 31, 2021
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FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES

Abstract

The paper examines the FDI-Unemployment nexus for BRICS countries using annual time series data covering the period of (1992-2018). The variables in the analysis were checked using Augmented Dickey Fuller test statistics. The results obtained indicated that all variables were stationary at first difference for all countries except South Africa which was found to be stationary at level. The results reveal that there is a co-integration relationship between the variables only for India. In other words, there is not a relationship between unemployment and FDI inflows for Brazil, China and Russia. According to Granger Causality Test results, there is a unidirectional causality link flowing from unemployment to FDI inflows for India. This finding is in line with the theory which states that foreign direct investments are attracted in countries where they observe the existence of available work force. The paper recommends that India should focus on designing policies for attracting the foreign investors due to the fact that India has an important potential in this domain.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

December 31, 2021

Submission Date

March 15, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 2, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 17 Number: 2

APA
Ari, Y. O. (2021). FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES. Ekonomik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 17(2), 269-278. https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ
AMA
1.Ari YO. FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES. ESAD. 2021;17(2):269-278. https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ
Chicago
Ari, Yilmaz Onur. 2021. “FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES”. Ekonomik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 17 (2): 269-78. https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ.
EndNote
Ari YO (December 1, 2021) FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES. Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 17 2 269–278.
IEEE
[1]Y. O. Ari, “FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES”, ESAD, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 269–278, Dec. 2021, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ
ISNAD
Ari, Yilmaz Onur. “FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES”. Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 17/2 (December 1, 2021): 269-278. https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ.
JAMA
1.Ari YO. FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES. ESAD. 2021;17:269–278.
MLA
Ari, Yilmaz Onur. “FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES”. Ekonomik Ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 269-78, https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ.
Vancouver
1.Yilmaz Onur Ari. FDI AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT: A CAUSALITY ANALYSIS FOR THE BRICS COUNTRIES. ESAD [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 1;17(2):269-78. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA53ME35RJ

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