The determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia / Siti Sarah Ariffin
This study investigates the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. There are several factors that influence the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. It may affected by internal or external factor. The analysis of this study has mainly focused on the empirical test of th...
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my-uitm-ir.946372024-05-05T23:52:33Z The determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia / Siti Sarah Ariffin 2018 Ariffin, Siti Sarah Foreign investments. Country risk This study investigates the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. There are several factors that influence the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. It may affected by internal or external factor. The analysis of this study has mainly focused on the empirical test of the effect of Exchange Rates (EXR), Inflation Rates (INF), Trade Openness (TO), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Infrastructure (INFRA) variables on the condition of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. The method that have been used in this study is Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and using yearly data that be taken from 1980 until 2016. By using annually data and Ordinary Least Square regression, the results show negative relationship between Exchange Rates (EXR) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In contra, the results for Inflation Rates (INF), Trade Openness (TO), and Infrastructure (INFRA) show strong significant relationship with the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. It indicates that, when the Exchange Rates (EXR) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is decrease , the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will increase while when the Inflation Rates (INF), Trade Openness (TO), and Infrastructure (INFRA) increase , it show that increasing in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). From the result it is show that, Trade Openness (TO) is the most significant thing in order to stabilize the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. Based on the finding, some action can be taken to be able to increasing the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. 2018 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/94637/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/94637/1/94637.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA, Terengganu Faculty Of Business Management Abdul Ghani, Roseziahazni |
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This study investigates the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. There are several factors that influence the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. It may affected by internal or external factor. The analysis of this study has mainly focused on the empirical test of the effect of Exchange Rates (EXR), Inflation Rates (INF), Trade Openness (TO), Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Infrastructure (INFRA) variables on the condition of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. The method that have been used in this study is Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and using yearly data that be taken from 1980 until 2016. By using annually data and Ordinary Least Square regression, the results show negative relationship between Exchange Rates (EXR) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In contra, the results for Inflation Rates (INF), Trade Openness (TO), and Infrastructure (INFRA) show strong significant relationship with the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. It indicates that, when the Exchange Rates (EXR) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is decrease , the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will increase while when the Inflation Rates (INF), Trade Openness (TO), and Infrastructure (INFRA) increase , it show that increasing in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). From the result it is show that, Trade Openness (TO) is the most significant thing in order to stabilize the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. Based on the finding, some action can be taken to be able to increasing the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Malaysia. |
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