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Provincial governance and foreign direct investment in Vietnam: an empirical study at sub nation level
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Abstract Purpose: This paper explores the role of provincial governance in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Vietnam across provinces. Methodology: This study uses unbalanced panel data for a period of 9 years (2006-2014) in order to examine the significance determinants of Provincial Governance ... view more
Purpose: This paper explores the role of provincial governance in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Vietnam across provinces. Methodology: This study uses unbalanced panel data for a period of 9 years (2006-2014) in order to examine the significance determinants of Provincial Governance Index (PCI) in attracting FDI in Vietnam at sub nation level. The research takes into account Entry Costs, Land Access and Security of Tenure, Transparency and access to information, Time Costs of Regulatory Compliance, Informal charges, Proactivity, Business Support Services, Labor & Training, Legal Institutions, which are 9 indices of Provincial Competitive Index as potential determinants of FDI. Findings: The empirical results show what Transparency, Time costs of regulatory compliance, and Business Support Services are significant determinants of FDI inflow across provinces in Vietnam. Research limitations/implications: The paper does not take into consideration cultural and historical factors at the province level which may play a role in encouraging inward FDI. Furthermore, reverse causality between FDI inflows and governance quality is not discussed. Values: Our results have significant implications for policy, given the assumption that the changes in the quality of local economic governance will improve economic performance.... view less
Keywords
Vietnam; economic growth; foreign investment; regional difference; direct investment; regional distribution; Southeast Asia
Classification
Political Economy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 1-11
Journal
International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science, 2 (2016) 5
ISSN
2469-6501
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications