Behavior of the South African Economy towards Net Flow of Foreign Direct Investment in the Economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

Abstract

The study contributes to the scarce literature that focuses in the BRICS economies on investment. The overarching aim is to investigate the intra-BRICS FDI flows and how the net FDI flows from BRICS economies influence the South African economic growth. The method will be utilised for this investigations is GeneraliZed Methods of Moments (GMM). The use of GMM estimator requires tests of fixed versus random effects (Arrellano and Bond, 1991). The period of research will start from 1980 to 2016. This study will provide more information to policy makers regarding policy directions in relation to South African economic growth and BRICS FDI flows.

Presenters

Siyasanga Dingela

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Economy and Trade

KEYWORDS

"Economic Growth", " Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)", " Generalized Method of Moments (GMM)"

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