TY - JOUR
T1 - The Environmental Effects of FDI
T2 - Evidence from Middle East and North Africa Countries
AU - Pereira, Vijay Edward
AU - Moosa, Imad A.
AU - Ramiah, Vikash
AU - Temouri, Yama
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Empirical work on the environmental effects of FDI has produced a mixed bag of results, with hardly any evidence for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. A theoretical model is presented, postulating that whether FDI has a positive or negative effect on the environment depends on the position of the underlying country or region on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). The empirical results indicate that FDI leads to environmental degradation in MENA countries and that they fall on the rising sector of the EKC. The theoretical model is supported by the empirical results.
AB - Empirical work on the environmental effects of FDI has produced a mixed bag of results, with hardly any evidence for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. A theoretical model is presented, postulating that whether FDI has a positive or negative effect on the environment depends on the position of the underlying country or region on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). The empirical results indicate that FDI leads to environmental degradation in MENA countries and that they fall on the rising sector of the EKC. The theoretical model is supported by the empirical results.
KW - Environmental Degradation
KW - Environmental Kuznets Curve
KW - Foreign Direct Investment
KW - Pollution Halo Hypothesis
KW - Pollution Haven Hypothesis
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U2 - 10.4018/JGIM.291512
DO - 10.4018/JGIM.291512
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85151806783
SN - 1062-7375
VL - 29
JO - Journal of Global Information Management
JF - Journal of Global Information Management
IS - 6
M1 - 12
ER -
