A Panel Data Analysis on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments on 7 Asian Countries

• Main Authors: Jimmy Pin, 王成業
• Other Authors: CHU MEI CHIN
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20305552531993181132

碩士 === 南臺科技大學 === 商管專業學院 === 105 === ABSTRACT In 2016, many observations affirmed that the global economy is likely to be condemned to subdued growth over the next few years, with risks of a crisis in China, the potential “Japanisation” of the Eurozone and a possible US recession all casting a shadow over the global economy. On the other hand, we observe a rise of South-East Asia. This phenomenon is explained by the continuous reduction of trade barriers, which encourages the (foreign) investments. Indeed, the decision makers (ASEAN leaders) are very pragmatic in the choice of the policies, resulting on a growing productivity. Following this context, South East Asian nations such as Singapore, Hong Kong or Taiwan appear to be a place of opportunities and future investment regarding the current context. This study intents to observe this phenomenon across the different determinants to foreign direct investment (FDI). For doing so, a panel data analysis has been used. The observations take place between 2000 and 2015. The data have been taken from Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. In this study, the financial crisis of 2008 will be considered to measure the differences that occur before and after this event. Keywords: crisis, investments (FDI), opportunities, growth.