Determinants of foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Liyana Mohd Amin

Mohd Amin, Liyana (2019) Determinants of foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Liyana Mohd Amin. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

The paper investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia,
the strong growth performances experienced by Malaysia economy greatly on the FDI.
FDI inflows enhance economic growth by increasing capital formation through the
expansion of production capacity, promotion of export growth and creation of
employment in Malaysia. FDI inflows of Malaysia started fluctuating from 1996 to
2010 and this high volatility of Malaysia FDI inflows drew the researchers to examine
the relationship FDI inflows in Malaysia by using the annual data from year 1982–
2018. Multiple linear regressions model is applied to study the relationship between
explanatory variables (gross domestic product (GDP), consumer price index (CPI),
unemployment and populations) and explained variable (Malaysia FDI inflow).
Empirical results show that gross domestic product (GDP), consumer price index (CPI)
and unemployment are significant in determining foreign direct investment in
Malaysia. Conversely, population is insignificant in determining FDI in Malaysia.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Mohd Amin, Liyana 2016631488
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Demography. Population. Vital events H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Investment, capital formation, speculation > Foreign investments. Country risk
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah > Kota Kinabalu Campus > Faculty of Business and Management
Programme:	Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons.) Economics
Keywords:	Gross domestic product (GDP); Consumer price index (CPI); Unemployment; Populations
Date:	December 2019
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/41947