Keywords
foreign direct investment, SEECs, panel econometrics, Gravity Model
Abstract
This paper accounts for the main determinants of Foreign Direct Investment flows to 5-SEEC and the 10-New Member States of the EU countries by using an augmented Gravity Model. The study takes into account country specific institutional factors that determine foreign investors’ decisions from 14 core European Union countries to invest into SEE-5 and EU-NMS-10 countries. From the results of the study we find that gravity factors and institutional related determinants like control of corruption, political stability, bilateral FDI agreement, WTO membership and transition progress appear to significantly determine inward FDI flows from core EU countries to host economies of South East European region and new European Union member states.
Recommended Citation
Dauti, B. (2015). Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in South East European Countries and New Member States of European Union Countries. Economic and Business Review, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.15458/2335-4216.1166
