Assessing factors affecting FDI in developing Asian countries

Abstract

The paper focuses on various factors that affect the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment in developing countries. The study majorly deals with Asian countries, namely India, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan, that are progressing from being aid-dependent to trading giants. The factors affecting FDI are majorly categorised into dependent and independent variables. Here, in this study, the dependent variable considered is FDI inflow, and independent variables are market size, the value of the currency, export, import, gross fixed capital formation, GDP deflator, cost of borrowing and economic reforms. Pooled Ordinary Least Square (OLS), fixed effect and random effect regression analysis is done to ascertain the best regression model and various tests are performed to check the intensity of effect caused by each independent variable on our dependent variable.

Employment of Women, Gender Diversity and Gender Sensitisation in Indian Economy: A Critical Review

“…The policymakers of Asian countries including India should take more initiatives to improvise the tools that might influence the growth and development of their economies [62]. Therefore, it is suggested that, if the country needs to increase its economic growth rate and productivity, it needs to work on redesigning the existing gender roles as well.…”