Determinants of foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Farah Wahida Abd Rahim

Abd Rahim, Farah Wahida (2019) Determinants of foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Farah Wahida Abd Rahim. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

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The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of foreign direct investment in Malaysia. The determinants are inflation rate (IR), gross domestic product (GDP), exchange rate (ER) and trade openness (TRO). The study was using time series data from 1980 to 2017 by using yearly data. Multiple linear regression test has been used in this study. The result shows that inflation rate and gross domestic product have positive and significant relationship towards foreign direct investment in Malaysia. Meanwhile, there is insignificant relationship between exchange rate and trade openness on foreign direct investment in Malaysia. It means exchange rate and trade openness has no significant effect on Foreign direct investment in Malaysia.

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Item Type: Student Project
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Abd Rahim, Farah Wahida
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Foreign investments. Country risk
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Malaysia
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka > Bandaraya Melaka Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Keywords: Foreign direct investment; Inflation Rate (IR); Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Exchange Rate (ER); Trade Openness (TRO)
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25739
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