The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region

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dc.contributor.advisorGossel, Sean
dc.contributor.authorMushori, Roosevelt
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-09T11:17:21Z
dc.date.available2026-01-09T11:17:21Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2026-01-06T12:48:02Z
dc.description.abstractEmerging economies across the globe are faced with a gap between savings and investment needed to grow their economies. Thus, in recent years, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Remittances have been identified as key sources of financing to bridge this gap. The study investigates the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states between 2010 and 2022. Using the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) analysis, the study finds that the effect of FDI on economic growth in the region is statistically insignificant, whereas remittances have a negative impact on economic growth in both the short- and long-run. The findings also suggest that FDI and remittances have a weak substitutive relationship, rather than being complementary to each other interactively. These findings thus indicate that FDI and remittances do not promote economic growth in the SADC region.
dc.identifier.apacitationMushori, R. (2025). <i>The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42504en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMushori, Roosevelt. <i>"The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42504en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMushori, R. 2025. The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42504en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mushori, Roosevelt AB - Emerging economies across the globe are faced with a gap between savings and investment needed to grow their economies. Thus, in recent years, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Remittances have been identified as key sources of financing to bridge this gap. The study investigates the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in 16 Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states between 2010 and 2022. Using the Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) analysis, the study finds that the effect of FDI on economic growth in the region is statistically insignificant, whereas remittances have a negative impact on economic growth in both the short- and long-run. The findings also suggest that FDI and remittances have a weak substitutive relationship, rather than being complementary to each other interactively. These findings thus indicate that FDI and remittances do not promote economic growth in the SADC region. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Foreign Direct Investment KW - Southern African Development Community KW - Generalised Method of Moments LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region TI - The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42504 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42504
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMushori R. The impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42504en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentGraduate School of Business (GSB)
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectForeign Direct Investment
dc.subjectSouthern African Development Community
dc.subjectGeneralised Method of Moments
dc.titleThe impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and remittances on economic growth in the SADC Region
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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