A novel study on OFDI and home country exports: implications for the ASEAN region
Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies
ISSN: 1754-4408
Article publication date: 6 June 2016
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to examine the effects of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on the home country exports for selected ASEAN countries during 1981-2013.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors have used OLS regression based on the unit root analysis, correlation technique and a series of specification tests applied to annual time series data.
Findings
The results reveal that the complementary effects of OFDI on exports of the home country outweigh the substitution effects for four ASEAN countries. Furthermore, trade openness, currency fluctuations and inward foreign direct investment (FDI) are also important factors for progressive home country exports.
Originality/value
This study provides a thorough analysis of the links between OFDI and exports of the home country on a macro level. With a data set of more than three decades from the ASEAN region, this study is the first attempt of its kind to analyze the relationship of these two variables on the aggregate level.
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Citation
Ahmad, F., Draz, M.U. and Yang, S.-C. (2016), "A novel study on OFDI and home country exports: implications for the ASEAN region", Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 131-145. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCEFTS-06-2016-0016
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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