Fundamentals and country specific determinants of FDI: Evidence from United States and Malaysia

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Fundamentals and country specific determinants of FDI: Evidence from United States and Malaysia

This paper analyses the impact of macroeconomic fundamentals and country specific determinants on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United States of America (USA) and Malaysia from 1981 to 2013. Increased world integration, liberalisation and deregulation have reduced trade barriers in all coun...

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Published in:	Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Main Author:	Ho C.S.F.; Booth L.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020020295&partnerID=40&md5=ef1d5773fef4ffa0c93c8ed6ae2b4ffc

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