Economic and Finance in Indonesia
Vol. 64, No. 2

Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in ASEAN-5: A Panel Evidence

Abdul Karim, Bakri, Mr (Unknown)
Karim, Zulkefly Abdul (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Jan 2019

Abstract

This paper examines the effects of corruption on the inflow of FDI in ASEAN-5 countries by controlling twomacroeconomic variables namely Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and inflation. Using a static panel dataestimation, the results show the significant relationship between corruption and Gross Domestic Product(GDP) on the inflow of FDI in ASEAN-5. This results indicate that less corrupted countries and largermarket size would attract more FDI inflows. The policy implications from this study suggests that ASEAN-5 governments need to have concerted and continues efforts in improving the integrity and credibility of theiradministration and transactions. In addition, maintaining their sustainable of economic growth is also crucial as a full factor in attracting more FDI inflows in future.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

publication:efi

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education

Description

Aims & Scope EFI mainly covers original idea related to the Economics and Finance in Indonesia. Published articles can be either theoretical, empirical, or in between of those two polar variants. The journal covers specific areas, including but not limited to: Agricultural Economics Capital Market ...