Iranian Economic Review

Iranian Economic Review

Foreign Direct Investment and Private Domestic Investment: Does Institutional Quality Matter

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Rossanto Dwi Handoyo 1
Kabiru Hannafi Ibrahim 2
Wahyu Wisnu Wardana 1
Nina Wulan Sari 1
Lapipi Lapipi 3
1 Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
2 Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia; Department of Economics, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria
3 Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Haluoleo University, Kota Kendari, Indonesia
10.22059/ier.2024.337199.1007365
Abstract
Using a two-step system generalized method of moment (SGMM) this study explored the role of institutional quality while analyzing the links between foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic investment (DI) in 21 Asian developing and emerging countries from 2011 to 2016. Our empirical strategy indicates that the crowds-out and crowds-in effect of FDI on domestic investment depends on the chosen dependent variable. Using domestic private investment (DPI) as the dependent variable, the study confirms the crowding-out effects of FDI on domestic investment. Conversely, utilizing the gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) findings show that the FDI crowds in the domestic investment. It is also revealed that institutional quality matters in determining such nexus. The study further recommends the need to augment the positive role of institutional quality in such a way that the crowding-out effect of the concurrent increase in FDI and institutional quality will augur well for domestic investment.
Keywords
Domestic Private Investment
Foreign Direct Investment
Institutional Quality
Two-step System Generalized Method of Moment (SGMM)
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Iranian Economic Review
Volume 28, Issue 1
Spring 2024
Pages 220-237