Arbeitspapier
Determinants of FDI location in Egypt: Empirical analysis using governorate panel data
We empirically analyse the determinants of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in Egypt employing a novel panel dataset of 26 Egyptian governorates for the period 1992 - 2008. Using the case of Arab FDI to Egypt, we also investigate whether FDI location determinants are different depending on similarity of culture and language between FDI source and host region. Our results indicate that domestic private investment, well-functioning Free Zones, and labour abundance positively affect FDI location. In contrast to results for other countries, we find no significant effect of concentration of previous FDI stocks on the location of inward FDI. Moreover, regional investment preferential policies in Egypt - with the exception of Free Zones - do not affect the unequal spatial FDI distribution. Finally, we find that the location of Arab FDI inflows to Egypt is not sensitive to the usual determinants. Arab investors are more willing to invest in less investment-agglomerated areas and are less affected by economic considerations and incentives.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics ; No. 13-2015
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements
Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East
Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
- Thema
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Foreign Direct Investment
FDI location
agglomeration
cultural similarity
regional FDI
Arab countries
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Hanafy, Shima'a
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Philipps-University Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
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Marburg
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ
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- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Hanafy, Shima'a
- Philipps-University Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics
Entstanden
- 2015
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