The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter?

dc.contributor.advisorBiekpe, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorKeleme, Mamontshi
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-28T12:51:44Z
dc.date.available2024-06-28T12:51:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.updated2024-06-27T11:55:22Z
dc.description.abstractForeign Direct Investment (FDI) is crucial for wealth-creating economic growth. Conceptually, FDI could bridge the investment gap and raise much-needed revenue for South Africa's financial requirements. However, much of the existing evidence on the effects of FDI on economic growth is at the macro level, with scant attention focused on the impact of FDI on economic growth at sector levels in South Africa. Consequently, this study aimed to examine the impact of agricultural, manufacturing, mining, construction, finance, and transport FDI on economic growth for the period 1993 to 2019 in South Africa. The study used panel data to estimate the relationship between the FDI-to-GDP ratio and economic growth. The Panel ARDL results revealed that the effect of sectoral FDI on national GDP was positive but insignificant in the long- and short-run. In addition, the results revealed that domestic investment had a negative and significant effect on growth in the long and short run, at 5% and 10% significant levels, respectively. In line with previous studies, all other variables, such as human capital, trade openness, and total consumption expenditure, had excepted signs in the short run. However, all variables were statistically significant in the long run and had unexpected signs. The short-run PMG result shows that FDI inflows into the construction, mining, and transport sectors had a significant positive relationship with the economic growth rate. In contrast, the FDI inflow in the agriculture, finance and manufacturing sectors had a significant negative relationship with economic growth.
dc.identifier.apacitationKeleme, M. (2024). <i>The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter?</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40047en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKeleme, Mamontshi. <i>"The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter?."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2024. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40047en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKeleme, M. 2024. The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter?. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40047en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Keleme, Mamontshi AB - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is crucial for wealth-creating economic growth. Conceptually, FDI could bridge the investment gap and raise much-needed revenue for South Africa's financial requirements. However, much of the existing evidence on the effects of FDI on economic growth is at the macro level, with scant attention focused on the impact of FDI on economic growth at sector levels in South Africa. Consequently, this study aimed to examine the impact of agricultural, manufacturing, mining, construction, finance, and transport FDI on economic growth for the period 1993 to 2019 in South Africa. The study used panel data to estimate the relationship between the FDI-to-GDP ratio and economic growth. The Panel ARDL results revealed that the effect of sectoral FDI on national GDP was positive but insignificant in the long- and short-run. In addition, the results revealed that domestic investment had a negative and significant effect on growth in the long and short run, at 5% and 10% significant levels, respectively. In line with previous studies, all other variables, such as human capital, trade openness, and total consumption expenditure, had excepted signs in the short run. However, all variables were statistically significant in the long run and had unexpected signs. The short-run PMG result shows that FDI inflows into the construction, mining, and transport sectors had a significant positive relationship with the economic growth rate. In contrast, the FDI inflow in the agriculture, finance and manufacturing sectors had a significant negative relationship with economic growth. DA - 2024 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Development Finance LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2024 T1 - The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter? TI - The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40047 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/40047
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKeleme M. The Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter?. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2024 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/40047en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentGraduate School of Business (GSB)
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectDevelopment Finance
dc.titleThe Impact Of FDI On Economic Growth In South Africa: Does The Sector Matter?
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMBA
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