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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/AIMSEC.2011.6010704
