DocumentCode
3176051
Title
Foreign direct investment and economic growth in Cameroon
Author
Kang, Zengkui ; Mbea, Bell
Author_Institution
Sch. of Econ., Capital Univ. of Econ. & Bus., Beijing, China
fYear
2011
fDate
8-10 Aug. 2011
Firstpage
1135
Lastpage
1139
Abstract
Driving force of globalization, FDI represents an exceptional opportunity for third world countries to accelerate their development. This study examines the bi-directional connection between FDI and economic growth in Cameroon. The methodology is based on regressions of FDI and Cameroonian GDP for the period (1980 - 2009). The results confirm the positive link between FDI and economic growth. On the other hand the study shows that external resources (FDI and Foreign Aid) are more efficient than domestic investment for economic growth.
Keywords
economic indicators; investment; regression analysis; Cameroon; domestic investment; economic growth; foreign direct investment; globalization; regressions; Africa; Economic indicators; Force; Government; Humans; Investments; Cameroon; Foreign Aid; Foreign Direct Investment; domestic investment; economic growth;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Electronic Commerce (AIMSEC), 2011 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Deng Leng
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0535-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AIMSEC.2011.6010704
Filename
6010704
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