摘要
Today most developing countries take FDI as an important resource for development.There are many factors that might attract FDI to a certain region. However, the realeconomic effects of FDI on the economic growth are almost impossible to measure precisely.In this article, our analysis starts with the micro-level including the banking sector andcorporate sector, then it moves to the macro-level in which trade, employment and balanceof payments are discussed. Both theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that FDI has abeneficial impact on the economic growth in host countries. Therefore FDI will continue toremain an important engine of growth in a majority of the developing countries.
Today most developing countries take FDI as an important resource for development.There are many factors that might attract FDI to a certain region. However, the realeconomic effects of FDI on the economic growth are almost impossible to measure precisely.In this article, our analysis starts with the micro-level including the banking sector andcorporate sector, then it moves to the macro-level in which trade, employment and balanceof payments are discussed. Both theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that FDI has abeneficial impact on the economic growth in host countries. Therefore FDI will continue toremain an important engine of growth in a majority of the developing countries.
