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The main objective of this study is to make a contribution to the empirical literature of investment by examining the effects of FDI inflows on private investment in developing host countries. We employ panel data for 91 developing host countries over the period 1970–2000 and estimate our model by a means of system generalized method of moments. The results show that FDI stimulates private domestic investment which supports the “crowd-in-hypothesis”. Moreover, after grouping countries based on their level of income, we find that the positive effects of FDI on private investment in low-income countries depend on the availability of human capital.
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Al-Sadig, A. The effects of foreign direct investment on private domestic investment: evidence from developing countries. Empir Econ 44, 1267–1275 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-012-0569-1
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