Economic Freedom, Macroeconomic Fundamentals and Foreign Direct Investment in Fast Emerging Brics and Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ho, Catherina S.F., Ahmad, Noryati, Mohd. Dahan, Hayati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2013
• Subjects: HG Finance
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/24988/1/IJBF%2010%201%202013%2057%2073.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/24988/; http://ijbf.uum.edu.my/index.php/previous-issues/149-the-international-journal-of-banking-and-finance-ijbf-vol-10-no-1-march-2013

This study investigates the major factors that determine the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into fast emerging countries: Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa (BRICS) and Malaysia. Two sets of factors are identified: macroeconomic and country specific fundamentals. The period of ana...