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Is foreign direct investment globalization‐induced or a myth? A tale of Africa
Author(s) -
Aluko Olufemi Adewale,
Chen George S.,
Opoku Eric Evans Osei
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
international journal of finance and economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.505
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1099-1158
pISSN - 1076-9307
DOI - 10.1002/ijfe.2555
Subject(s) - foreign direct investment , globalization , nexus (standard) , economics , international economics , boom , politics , development economics , economic globalization , international trade , market economy , macroeconomics , political science , environmental engineering , computer science , law , engineering , embedded system
Foreign direct investment (FDI) provides many African countries an important source of capital inflow. Despite notable improvements in these capital‐scarce countries' economic, political and social conditions, foreign investors have not considered them viable host locations. Since FDI brings enormous spillovers to its host, some countries have recently institutionalized globalization as the catalyst for reversing the trend. Against this backdrop, we examine the FDI‐globalization nexus across 47 African countries for the 1996–2016 period. Using the augmented mean group estimator, the results suggest that FDI in Africa is indeed globalization‐induced. Moreover, we find this positive nexus to be driven by the economic dimension of globalization. Overall, we demonstrate the potential of globalization in stimulating an FDI boom in Africa.