Short run causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and infrastructure development
Owusu-Manu, D.-G. and Edwards, D.J. and Knust, A.M. and Thwala, W.D. and Birch, T. (2019) Short run causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and infrastructure development. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 17 (6). pp. 1202-1221. ISSN 1726-0531
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Abstract
Purpose – Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows for infrastructure development have grown in volume to become more widely dispersed among home (outward investor) and host (recipient) countries. This paper aims to explore the short-run causal relationship between FDI and infrastructure development in the developing country of Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach – A two-stage least squares estimation method was adopted where FDI was endogenized, and all variables were in constant prices. Stationarity tests were performed on the annualized log difference of variables using augmented Dickey–Fuller test(ADF).
Findings – Results reveal a positive and significant relationship between FDI and infrastructure but a negative and significant relationship between FDI and GDP and FDI and openness. GDP growth also has a long-run negative relationship with FDI inflows.
Originality/value – The paper’s contribution to knowledge is two-fold. First, it examines the short run effect of FDI upon the Ghanaian economy and how market shocks to FDI and infrastructure development can be ameliorated. Second, it illustrates that government policymakers should prioritize development that requires FDI and ensure that the local market is not excessively open to foreign exploitation. Future work is required to further investigate international capital flow and its impact upon other developing nations.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-04-2019-0100 | ||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ghana, Infrastructure, Foreign direct investment (FDI), Sub-Sahara Africa, Gross Domestic product | ||||||
| Subjects: | CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-01 - architecture CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-04 - planning (urban, rural and regional) |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment |
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| Depositing User: | Euan Scott | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2020 11:18 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2022 13:31 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9520 |
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