<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper explores the influence of the quality of a host country’s institutional environment on outflows from that country of foreign direct investment. The main finding of this paper is that such quality does play an important role, particularly with respect to governance quality and political stability. This implies that better institutional conditions may reduce undesirable outflows of capital, and the quality of those institutions may impact FDI effectiveness in host countries.</p></abstract>

This paper explores the influence of the quality of a host country’s institutional environment on outflows from that country of foreign direct investment. The main finding of this paper is that such quality does play an important role, particularly with respect to governance quality and political stability. This implies that better institutional conditions may reduce undesirable outflows of capital, and the quality of those institutions may impact FDI effectiveness in host countries.

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International Journal of Management and Economics

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Institutions and Outward Foreign Direct Investment

This paper explores the influence of the quality of a host country’s institutional environment on outflows from that country of foreign direct investment. The...

Institutions and Outward Foreign Direct Investment²

Published Online: Sep 19, 2015

Page range: 101 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2015-0023

Keywords
foreign direct investment, institutions, multinational corporation, emerging economies, business environment

© Artur Klimek

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Institutions and Outward Foreign Direct Investment2

Published Online: Sep 19, 2015

Page range: 101 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ijme-2015-0023

Keywordsforeign direct investment, institutions, multinational corporation, emerging economies, business environment

© Artur Klimek

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Institutions and Outward Foreign Direct Investment²

Keywords
foreign direct investment, institutions, multinational corporation, emerging economies, business environment