Environmental Stringency, Corruption And Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi): Lessons From Global Evidence

Sarmidi, Tamat and Md Nor , Abu Hassan Shaari and Ridzuan, Sulhi (2015) Environmental Stringency, Corruption And Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi): Lessons From Global Evidence. Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance, 11 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 1823-4992

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Abstract

Developing countries face a dilemma: to have either a stringent environmental policy that may lead to less foreign direct investment (FDI) or a less stringent environmental policy but more FDI through which economic growth may occur. Motivated by this paradox, it is necessary to examine the dynamic relationship between FDI, pollution control and corruption to suggest a mechanism that may be effective in combating the pollution haven effect. Using dynamic panel Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation for 110 countries from 2005 to 2012, the findings suggest that the stringency in environmental control alone has had a negative effect on FDI, and at the same time, high levels of corruption have attracted FDI inflows. Interestingly, in contrast to previous findings, our results show that high stringency in environmental control coupled with low levels of corruption has attracted significantly more FDI inflows. In other words, ethical institutions could nullify the negative effect of stringency in pollution control to FDIs. This finding, besides its robustness to various environmental stringency measures, is a potential answer to the pollution haven effect for developing countries.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) > Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance
Depositing User: Mr Firdaus Mohamad
Date Deposited: 11 Apr 2018 04:29
Last Modified: 11 Apr 2018 04:29
URI: http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/40031

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