FDI and GDP in Turkey: Is This Relationship Similar to Europe?
Abstract
This study looks at the relationship between FDI, openness to international trade, and GDP in Turkey and 13 EU countries using panel data from 1980-2012. This study look at the openness of Turkey and the EU and seeks to determine if FDI has a greater relationship to GDP as a country becomes more open to international trade. This study found that openness to trade and FDI had a negative, but not statistically significant relationship to GDP. The study also found FDI has a positive relationship to GDP from 1980-1996. This relationship weakened from 1997-2012.
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