Provincial governance and foreign direct investment in Vietnam: an empirical study at sub nation level

Abstract: Purpose: This paper explores the role of provincial governance in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Vietnam across provinces. Methodology: This study uses unbalanced panel data for a period of 9 years (2006-2014) in order to examine the significance determinants of Provincial Governance Index (PCI) in attracting FDI in Vietnam at sub nation level. The research takes into account Entry Costs, Land Access and Security of Tenure, Transparency and access to information, Time Costs of Regulatory Compliance, Informal charges, Proactivity, Business Support Services, Labor & Training, Legal Institutions, which are 9 indices of Provincial Competitive Index as potential determinants of FDI. Findings: The empirical results show what Transparency, Time costs of regulatory compliance, and Business Support Services are significant determinants of FDI inflow across provinces in Vietnam. Research limitations/implications: The paper does not take into consideration cultural and historic

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science ; 2 (2016) 5 ; 1-11

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2016
• Urheber: ThiThanh Hoa, Doan ; Lin, Jan-Yan

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-51227-0
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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