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
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.
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