Do institutions and good governance affect inward FDI? Empirical evidence from emerging countries
Journal: Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
Year: 2019

This study seeks to strengthen the existing literature by investigating the relationship between governance indicators and FDI inflows for the emerging countries (ECs) using a dynamic panel gravity model approach over the period 1996~2014. The empirical results reveal that among the six indicators of good governance, political stability, government effectiveness and regulatory quality are found to be robust determinants for FDI attractiveness in Emerging countries. The remaining three indicators