Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 1 / 2013 (578)
The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth: the Portuguese experience
Nuno Carlos LEITÃO
Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, and CEFAGE- Évora University, Portugal
Saeed RASEKHI
University of Mazandaran, Iran
Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, and CEFAGE- Évora University, Portugal
Saeed RASEKHI
University of Mazandaran, Iran
Abstract. This study examines the link between economic growth and foreign direct investment for Portugal. Using a panel data approach, the results show that there is convergence among Portugal and her trading partners. Our results also demonstrate that foreign direct investment and bilateral trade promote economic growth. The growth is negatively correlated with inflation and the initial level of GDP per capita. As in previous studies taxes plays a minor role on determining the growth.
Keywords: Portugal; economic growth; foreign direct investment; panel data.
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Contents
Marin Dinu
- Corruption, public integrity, and globalization
in South-Eastern European states.
A comparative analysis
Andrew I.E. EWOH
Ani MATEI
Lucica MATEI
- The risks of Euro adoption in Romania –
an analysis based on ten criteria
Marius-Corneliu MARINAŞ
- The impact of foreign direct investment on economic
growth: the Portuguese experience
Nuno Carlos LEITÃO
Saeed RASEKHI
- Employment in the EU countries:
a panel data analysis
Larisa STĂNILĂ
Mădălina ANDREICA
Amalia CRISTESCU
- Territorial efficiency of the cohesion policy
in Romania
Daniela Livia TRAŞCĂ
Mirela Ionela ACELEANU
Daniela SAHLIAN
- Corporate social responsibility and organizational
identity in post-crisis economy
Diana Andreia HRİSTACHE
Claudia Elena PAİCU
Nilgün İSMAİL
- Urban and rural educational system disparities
in Romania
Mihaela Roberta STANEF
- Adaptation of the tourism in Romania
to the new economic context imposed
by the global economic crisis (in 2010)
Silvia IFTIME
Paulina Cornelia PODINA
