Foreign Direct Investment （FDI} accounts for the largest and most important proportion of foreign capital in Albania, which undoubtedly plays an important role in the Albania＇s economic development growth. However, ...Foreign Direct Investment （FDI} accounts for the largest and most important proportion of foreign capital in Albania, which undoubtedly plays an important role in the Albania＇s economic development growth. However, as the country continues to take various preferential policies to promote foreign investment and the good momentum of Albania＇s economic development, FDI increases, While there are considerable theoretical treatments of the FDl-export linkage, relevant empirical analyses have been limited. This paper attempts to close the gap by investigating the issue with the Albanian data. The estimates indicate that FDI indeed has had a positive impact on Albanian export performance. The findings provide rich source of information to policy makers, researchers, and the management of both foreign and domestic owned firms. From this point of view, the study aims to make an empirical research how the FDI has influenced the trade growth of the country. Based on the theory of FDI, this paper through an FDI and foreign trade model tests the correlation between two of them and effect of FDI in Albania＇s international trade with data from 1996-2014. The results of the study showed that there is a positive relation between FDI and exports in Albania.展开更多
文摘Foreign Direct Investment （FDI} accounts for the largest and most important proportion of foreign capital in Albania, which undoubtedly plays an important role in the Albania＇s economic development growth. However, as the country continues to take various preferential policies to promote foreign investment and the good momentum of Albania＇s economic development, FDI increases, While there are considerable theoretical treatments of the FDl-export linkage, relevant empirical analyses have been limited. This paper attempts to close the gap by investigating the issue with the Albanian data. The estimates indicate that FDI indeed has had a positive impact on Albanian export performance. The findings provide rich source of information to policy makers, researchers, and the management of both foreign and domestic owned firms. From this point of view, the study aims to make an empirical research how the FDI has influenced the trade growth of the country. Based on the theory of FDI, this paper through an FDI and foreign trade model tests the correlation between two of them and effect of FDI in Albania＇s international trade with data from 1996-2014. The results of the study showed that there is a positive relation between FDI and exports in Albania.
