An analysis of the determinants of foreign direct investment in Turkey: the role of the institutional context

dumludag, devrim (2007): An analysis of the determinants of foreign direct investment in Turkey: the role of the institutional context. Published in: Journal of Business Economics and Management , Vol. 1, No. 10 (January 2009): pp. 15-30.

Abstract

This paper tries to empirically verify the argument that institutional factors such as enforcement mechanisms, political and economic stability, stable and reliable, transparent legal and regulatory framework and corruption are critical in explaining the behaviour of the foreign direct investment infl ows in Turkey. The main objective of the study is to ascertain the nature of the obstacles and impediments to the greater fl ow of foreign direct investments into Turkish economy for the recent period by focusing on the results of a questionnaire applied to the executives of 52 multinational corporations operating in Turkey in 2006.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment, Institutions, Turkey, Developing Economies
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms ; International Business; D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D02 - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact; ; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F21 - International Investment ; Long-Term Capital Movements

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