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Ranking of developing countries Based on the Economic Freedom Index
Ranking of developing countries Based on the Economic Freedom Index

Author(s): Masoumeh zirak, Mohsen Mehrara
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: SciPress Ltd.
Keywords: Developing countries; FDI; Economic Freedom; Numerical Taxonomy

Summary/Abstract: In this paper we’ve ranked developing countries based on the Economic Freedom index. Therefore we are trying to do the analysis how this ranking is done using numerical taxonomic methodology. To do this, by estimating the effects of the determinants of FDI in 123 developing countries from 1997 to 2010, results showed that with regard to the degree of economic freedom or Economic openness, attract foreign direct investment in each country is different. In this study china, Equator, Liberia, Azerbaijan, Angola, Turkmenistan, Cape Verde, Kazakhstan, Panama, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Congo, Maldives, Bahrain, Cambodia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sudan, Trinidad, Belarus, Lesotho, Russian are the top 23 countries have been successful in attracting foreign direct investment thanks to appropriate economic and structures policies.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 32-38
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English