Determinants of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) countries

• Main Authors: Suleiman, Najat Nassor, Kaliappan, Shivee Ranjanee, Ismail, Normaz Wana
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38040/1/Determinants%20of%20foreign%20direct%20investment%20empirical%20evidence%20from%20Southern%20Africa%20Customs%20Union%20%28SACU%29%20countries.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38040/; http://econ.upm.edu.my/ijem/vol9no1/1.%20Determinants%20of%20Foreign%20Direct%20Investment.pdf

This study examines the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in southern Africa Custom union (SACU) countries. The study employed panel data from the period 1990–2010 and used pooled OLS as the main estimation method. The findings reveal that market size, natural resource availability and...