The determinant of Chinese foreign direct investments in oil exporting African countries

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Abstract

The observed presence of China in the top 18 oil/minerals exporting countries in Africa warrants special interest, as the engagement has extended considerably to appear as an influential, hitherto questionable, South–South cooperation. In this study, the determinants of China's Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock and flow from 2003 to 2017 is examined using Ordinary least squares (OLS), generalized least squares (GLS) and Instrumental Variable 2-Stage Least Squares techniques. The results indicate that oil/minerals and agricultural imports facilitate more FDI, and political instability spurs more FDI. Overall, this study recommends that policymakers should enhance trade policies to improve the sustainability of China–Africa engagement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)476-490
Number of pages15
JournalContemporary Economic Policy
Volume40
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • China–Africa
  • foreign direct investment
  • institutions
  • oil/minerals
  • trade

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Public Administration

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