The Role of E-Government in Promoting Foreign Direct Investment Inflows

January 15, 2021

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Ali J Al-Sadiq. The Role of E-Government in Promoting Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2021) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has helped accelerate the digitization of public services. The lockdown initiated by most governments to curb the spread of the coronavirus forced most public agencies to switch to online platforms to continue providing information and services to the public. It is widely recognized that information diffusion and communication technology play a large role in improving the quality of public services in terms of time, cost, and interface with the public, business, and other agencies. Potentially, e-government could enhance a country’s locational advantages and attract more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows. This hypothesis is tested empirically using an unbalanced panel data analysis for 178 host countries over the period 2003-2018. The results suggest that e-government stimulates the inflow of FDI.

Subject: Corruption, Foreign direct investment, Infrastructure, Logit models, Public employment

Keywords: Developing Countries, Development index, E-government, E-government service, E-government variable, FDI equation, FDI inflow, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

20
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2021/008
Stock No:

WPIEA2021008
ISBN:

9781513566795
ISSN:

1018-5941

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