The relationship between foreign direct investment, import, export and economic growth in Asian countries / Adibah Sual

This study is based upon examining an empirical relationship between Foreign Direct Investment, import, export and economic growth in Asian countries which is China, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and Thailand. The model, which has been, constructed uses time series data of 30 years starting from 1987 to 2017. All econometric tests have been applied using Panel data. The empirical findings indicate a strong positive relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth. Since this study to investigate the relationship between foreign direct investment, import, export and economic growth in Asian countries. Therefore, foreign direct investment, import, export is expected to positive relationship with economic growth in Asian countries. This study intends to address these research issues by investigating the relationship between foreign direct investment, import, export and economic growth in Asian countries. This study aims to determine whether these variables have relation on economic growth. To achieve the research objective, 30-year data from world bank data was analyzed.