IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: A CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN

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Volume 6 Issue 2 2010

Author(s):

Amna Muhammad Gudaro
Lecturer, Economics, Civil Aviation College, Karachi.
Maryam.amna@ymail.com

Imran Umer Chhapra
Department of Management Sciences, KASB Institute of Technology (KASBIT) Karachi.
Imran_JS@Yahoo.com

Salman Ahmed Sheikh
Faculty Member, Economics Department IBA, Karachi.

Abstract This research paper aims to analyze the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan for the period 1981 to 2010. It evaluated the GDP growth performance and assessed the historical trends of the FDI and CPI in Pakistan.The link between gross domestic product (GDP,) foreign direct investment, and Inflation is measured with the help of multiple regression models. GDP in this model is used as a dependent variable whereas FDI and inflation (CPI) are measured as independent variables. According to the results, the model is overall significant with the positive and significant association of GDP and FDI while a negative and the significant relationship found between GDP and inflation. Based on the empirical results acquired, Policy proposals are advised to attract FDI in Pakistan. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an essential factor for economic growth in developing countries. FDI allows the transfer of technology, uplift competition in the domestic input market contributes to human capital development, and Profits created by FDI contribute to corporate tax revenues in the host country.
Keywords GDP, FDI, CPI.
Year 2010
Volume 6
Issue 2
Type Short Report
Recognized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, HEC
Category "Y"
Journal Name IBT Journal of Business Studies
Publisher Name ILMA University
Jel Classification -
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46745/ilma.jbs.2010.06.02.04
ISSN no (E, Electronic) 2409-6520
ISSN no (P, Print) 2416-8393
Country Pakistan
City Karachi
Institution Type University
Journal Type Open Access
Manuscript Processing Blind Peer Reviewed
Format PDF
Paper Link http://ibtjbs.ilmauniversity.edu.pk/journal/jbs/6.2/4.%20Impact%20of%20Foreign%20Direct%20Investment%20on%20Economic%20Growth-A%20Case%20Study%20of%20Pakistan.pdf
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