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Tiesioginių užsienio investicijų Baltijos šalyse tyrimas
Analysis of Foreign Direct Investment in the Baltic States

Author(s): Laima Šečkutė, Vytautas Tvaronavicius
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: Foreign direct investment; general domestic product; export; factors causing foreign direct investment; quantitative analysis; Lithuania; Latvia; Estonia.

Summary/Abstract: Influence of foreign direct investment on the gross domestic product and export of Baltic States is being analyzed. A separate part of research includes the analysis of the factors influencing the flows of foreign direct investments in the countries. The hypotheses that were stated concentrate on relationships between foreign direct investment, gross domestic product, export, tax burden, market size, etc. in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. In order to check the hypotheses the correlation analysis and the Student’s criteria method are being used. Quantitative analysis of separate relations enables to compare and economically interpret the role of foreign direct investment in the Baltic countries economies and allows forming the attitude of states towards the stimulation of foreign direct investment.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 153-160
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Lithuanian
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