International investment movements

摘要

In recent years foreign investment has become an important feature of thedevelopment of world economy. The aim of this study is to determine the main factorsthat stimulate international investment flows. For this purpose the theory of internationalinvestment will be reviewed in the first section of the work. The classification of themacro- and microeconomic factors influencing international investment movements willbe represented. In the second section of the study, the regression analysis (times series and pooledregressions) is used to show that there is a relationship between imports (X) and inwardforeign investment (Y); exports (X) and outward foreign investment (Y); inward foreigndirect investment (X) and employment (Y); and inward foreign direct investment (X) andexports (Y).