Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman

This study explores the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the determinants, market size (MS), exchange rate (ER) and inflation rate (IR) over the period 2009 to 2016. This study has been conducted, Malaysia as reference, using quarterly data in 8 years, starting from 1st 2009...

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Main Author: Abdul Rahman, Nurul Najihah
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Business and Management 2018
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21238/1/PPb_NURUL%20NAJIHAH%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20M%20BM%2018_5.pdf
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description This study explores the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the determinants, market size (MS), exchange rate (ER) and inflation rate (IR) over the period 2009 to 2016. This study has been conducted, Malaysia as reference, using quarterly data in 8 years, starting from 1st 2009 to 4th 2016. The data were collected from Thomsom Reuters Datastream, World Bank and Department of statistic of Malaysia. The empirical analysis of this study was performed by using econometric methods that is Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. The findings indicate that there are positive significant relationship between inflation and foreign direct investment. Meanwhile, it was also discovered that there are negative significant relationship between market size and exchange rate towards foreign direct investment. Overall, it was found that inflation rate is the most significant factor influencing foreign direct investment (FDI).
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spelling uitm.eprints-12382018-10-23T04:31:44Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21238/ Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahman, Nurul Najihah Consumption. Demand (Economic theory) Malaysia Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product This study explores the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the determinants, market size (MS), exchange rate (ER) and inflation rate (IR) over the period 2009 to 2016. This study has been conducted, Malaysia as reference, using quarterly data in 8 years, starting from 1st 2009 to 4th 2016. The data were collected from Thomsom Reuters Datastream, World Bank and Department of statistic of Malaysia. The empirical analysis of this study was performed by using econometric methods that is Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression. The findings indicate that there are positive significant relationship between inflation and foreign direct investment. Meanwhile, it was also discovered that there are negative significant relationship between market size and exchange rate towards foreign direct investment. Overall, it was found that inflation rate is the most significant factor influencing foreign direct investment (FDI). Faculty of Business and Management 2018 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21238/1/PPb_NURUL%20NAJIHAH%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20M%20BM%2018_5.pdf Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman. (2018) [Student Project] <http://terminalib.uitm.edu.my/21238.pdf> (Unpublished)
spellingShingle Consumption. Demand (Economic theory)
Malaysia
Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
Abdul Rahman, Nurul Najihah
Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman
title Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman
title_full Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman
title_fullStr Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman
title_full_unstemmed Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman
title_short Factors that influence the foreign direct investment in Malaysia / Nurul Najihah Abdul Rahman
title_sort factors that influence the foreign direct investment in malaysia nurul najihah abdul rahman
topic Consumption. Demand (Economic theory)
Malaysia
Income. Income distribution. National income. Including gross national product, gross domestic product, and gross state product
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/21238/1/PPb_NURUL%20NAJIHAH%20ABDUL%20RAHMAN%20M%20BM%2018_5.pdf
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