Impact of Foreign Direct Investment & Domestic Investment on Economic Growth of Malaysia

Authors

  • Masoud Rashid Mohamed Zanzibar University
  • Keshminder Singh Jit Singh Universiti Technologi MARA
  • Chung-Yee Liew Universiti Putra Malaysia

Keywords:

Causality, domestic investment, economic growth, foreign direct investment

Abstract

In this paper, we apply vector error correction modeling (VECM) to 1970-2008 data. The objective is to analyse the long-run causal relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI), domestic investment (DI) and economic growth in Malaysia. The presence of complementary/substitution effect between FDI and DI is also investigated using impulse response function and variance decomposition analysis. The results suggest a long-run bilateral causality between economic growth and DI. There is no evidence of causality between FDI and economic growth. On the other hand, the results suggest a short-run crowding-in effect between FDI and DI.

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Author Biographies

Masoud Rashid Mohamed, Zanzibar University

Department of Economics, Zanzibar University

Keshminder Singh Jit Singh, Universiti Technologi MARA

Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Chung-Yee Liew, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Published

2017-06-04

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