TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic growth, foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption.Design/methodology/approach– Data for 42 developing countries and 28 developed countries is analyzed using panel dynamic ordinary least squares.Findings– FDI has a significant influence on economic growth in both the short run and the long run for developing and developed countries. In the cases of the developing economies, lower levels of corruption enhance the impact that FDI has on economic growth.Originality/value– The study links corruption to the impact of FDI on economic growth. VL - 39 IS - 6 SN - 0144-3585 DO - 10.1108/01443581211274593 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443581211274593 AU - Freckleton Marie AU - Wright Allan AU - Craigwell Roland PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - Economic growth, foreign direct investment and corruption in developed and developing countries T2 - Journal of Economic Studies PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 639 EP - 652 Y2 - 2024/09/22 ER -