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Government intervention, factor endowments, intermediate inputs and foreign direct investment in ASEAN countries
Abstract
Research on the government's role in affecting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows has not provided firm conclusions. Without a solid conclusion, the policy debate will remain unresolved. The present study will attempt to provide more evidence by estimating a choice theoretic FDI model. This model combines government policy variables with other basic economic factors that are important in affecting FDI inflows. There are two basic factors emphasized in this research. The first factor relates to the host countries' ability to provide competitively priced source of labor and capital. The second relates to the host countries' ability to meet foreign investors' demand for intermediate inputs. The estimated results suggest the model explains reasonably well FDI inflows within the manufacturing sector of the ASEAN counties. The results also imply that trade and investment policies influenced FDI inflows within the manufacturing sector. Relative wages and prices of imported intermediates goods also appear to contribute to the success of a country's ability to induce FDI inflows.
Subject Area
Economics|Finance|International law|International relations
Recommended Citation
Ab Rahman, Azmi, "Government intervention, factor endowments, intermediate inputs and foreign direct investment in ASEAN countries" (1994). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9519526.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9519526