Causality Relationship between FDI, Export and GDP: The Case Study of MENA Countries

Subject Areas : Business Management

Alireza Kazeroni ¹ , Majid Feshare ² , Hasan Taheri ³

1 - Associate Professor of Economics, Tabriz University
2 - Master of Science in Economic Development and Planning
3 - Faculty Member, Faculty of Economics, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

Received: 2007-11-29 Accepted : 2008-05-09 Published : 2008-05-21

Keywords: GDP, MENA Countries, FDI, Export,

Abstract :

The main objective of this research is to investigate the causality relationship between FDI, Export, and GDP for 11 selected countries of MENA in the period of 1995-2005. The model of this research has been estimated by using panel causality test and VAR approach.  The main findings of this study indicate that there is unilateral causality between FDI, Export, GDP from FDI to Export and FDI to GDP. Moreover, the results of estimation show that there is unilateral causality between GDP and Export from GDP to Export. However, there is no causality between GDP and Export from Export to GDP.

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