THE KEY FACTORS OF CHINESE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TO AFRICA DETERMINED BY MEANS OF TOBIT-ANALYSIS
Keywords:
Foreign investment, developing countries, Tobit-analysis.Abstract
The paper studies the factors that determine the direction and amount of foreign direct investment from China to African countries using Tobit-analysis. In addition to classical economic factors such as the size of the domestic market, the study included determinants specific for Sino-African relations.
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