ECONOMIC, INSTITUTIONAL, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17740/eas.soc.2020.V31-07Keywords:
Economic Factors, Institutional Factors, Political Factors, Social Factors, Cultural Factors, Foreign Direct InvestmentsAbstract
Foreign direct investments have begun to increase as of 1980s and become an important source of investment and technological transfer especially for developing countries and emerging economies. Many countries have tried to attract foreign direct investments through institutional and economic instruments considering the positive effects of foreign direct investments. This study reviews the related literature about the determinants of foreign direct investment inflows and presents the economic, institutional, political, social and cultural determinants of foreign direct investments.