TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a strategic decision for achieving competitive advantage by multinational enterprises. The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of institutional determinants of FDI using data from 24 emerging markets including China, India, Indonesia, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia and Pakistan.Design/methodology/approach In order to identify factors that attract FDI in emerging markets, this study has used data from sources such as the World Bank, Index of Economic Freedom and UNCTAD.Findings The findings of this research indicate that infrastructure quality, trade cost measured by tariff and non-tariff barriers, institutional quality measured by effective rule of law, political stability, regulatory quality and control on corruption are significant determinants of FDI in emerging markets.Originality/value This is the first study to analyze the sectoral institutional determinants of Inward FDI in the important emerging economies, to the best of authors’ knowledge.
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
SN  - 1746-8809
DO  - 10.1108/IJOEM-11-2018-0590
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-11-2018-0590
AU  - Paul Justin
AU  - Jadhav Pravin
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Institutional determinants of foreign direct investment inflows: evidence from emerging markets
T2  - International Journal of Emerging Markets
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 245
EP  - 261
Y2  - 2024/05/12
ER  -