此篇论文发表在2012年Journal of Economic Studies上。 作者使用42个发展中国家和28个发达国家的经济数据分析了经济增长，国外直接投资，以及腐败之间的联系。

简介

Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic growth, foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption.

Design/methodology/approach

– Data for 42 developing countries and 28 developed countries is analyzed using panel dynamic ordinary least squares.

Findings

– FDI has a significant influence on economic growth in both the short run and the long run for developing and developed countries. In the cases of the developing economies, lower levels of corruption enhance the impact that FDI has on economic growth.

Originality/value

– The study links corruption to the impact of FDI on economic growth.