Research Article

Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey

Volume: 8 Number: 1 February 18, 2022
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Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey

Abstract

Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) are the most important source of international capital, technology, management information and market accessibility. Thus, governments recently assign new provisions and incentives to attract FDI. The purpose of this study is to identify the most important factors that attract FDI. First, a general review of FDI inflows to Turkey is addressed in light of regional and international trend. Second, a review of literature is considered in order to identify determinants of FDI inflows. Third, regression analysis is used to determine the factors that affected FDI inflows to Turkey in 2009 to 2019 period. Results of regression analysis are highly consistent with literature review in which the size of the market and openness of the economy positively affect FDI inflows. Current account deficit and exchange rate are negatively correlated with FDI inflows. On the other hand, regression analysis results revealed that foreign direct investors’ decision to invest in Turkey is not significantly affected by cost of labor, cost of capital and inflation rate.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics, Finance, Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

February 18, 2022

Submission Date

July 20, 2020

Acceptance Date

January 18, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Aldalou, E., & Sarsour, N. (2022). Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, 8(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001
AMA
1.Aldalou E, Sarsour N. Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2022;8(1):1-14. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001
Chicago
Aldalou, Eyad, and Nada Sarsour. 2022. “Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Case Study of Turkey”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi 8 (1): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001.
EndNote
Aldalou E, Sarsour N (February 1, 2022) Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 8 1 1–14.
IEEE
[1]E. Aldalou and N. Sarsour, “Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey”, Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 1–14, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001.
ISNAD
Aldalou, Eyad - Sarsour, Nada. “Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Case Study of Turkey”. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi 8/1 (February 1, 2022): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001.
JAMA
1.Aldalou E, Sarsour N. Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2022;8:1–14.
MLA
Aldalou, Eyad, and Nada Sarsour. “Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Case Study of Turkey”. Gazi İktisat Ve İşletme Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 1, Feb. 2022, pp. 1-14, doi:10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001.
Vancouver
1.Eyad Aldalou, Nada Sarsour. Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: Case study of Turkey. Gazi İktisat ve İşletme Dergisi. 2022 Feb. 1;8(1):1-14. doi:10.30855/gjeb.2022.8.1.001