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Real Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some Empirical Results

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dc.creator Oluremi Ogun
dc.creator Festus O. Egwaikhide
dc.creator Eric K. Ogunleye
dc.date 2012
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-22T16:07:51Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-22T16:07:51Z
dc.identifier http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32324513006
dc.identifier.uri http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/82900
dc.description Despite the well acknowledged importance of foreign direct investment (fdi) and efforts of sub-Sahara African (ssa) countries at attracting it, the region remains the least destination for fdi globally. Of course, several studies have endeavored to examine the determinants of fdi in this region. This study contributes to the literature by examining a possible determinant of fdi that has received less attention in the literature: real exchange rate (rer) movements. This paper examines this relationship with a view to determining the extent to which real exchange rate movements stifle fdi inflows in selected ssa countries, employing the Granger causality and simultaneous estimation techniques. The use of simultaneous equation is informed by the theoretical and empirical inconclusiveness on the relationship between movements in rer and fdi. The Granger Causality test further provides insight on the causal direction of the variables. Whereas the causality tests suggest statistical dependence between rer movements and fdi for a few of the countries, the regression analyses show a statistically significant relationship between these variables. While the inclusion of pre-reform period in the study may have contributed to these results, the general picture emerging is that fdi flows are sensitive to reer movements in ssa.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language en
dc.publisher Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.
dc.relation http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=323
dc.rights Economía Mexicana. Nueva Época
dc.source Economía Mexicana. Nueva Época (México) Num.1 Vol.XXI
dc.subject Economía y Finanzas
dc.subject Fdi
dc.subject real exchange rate
dc.subject Granger causality
dc.subject system estimation
dc.subject sub-Saharan Africa
dc.title Real Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some Empirical Results
dc.type artículo científico


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