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 MehraraSubject(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.
Journal: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 32-38
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English