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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no8.0345

The Impact of Investments on Economic Growth: Evidence from Vietnam  

NGUYEN, Khang The (Faculty of Taxation - Customs, University of Finance - Marketing)
NGUYEN, Hung Thanh (Faculty of Economics, Binh Duong University, School of Public Finance, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.8, 2021 , pp. 345-353 More about this Journal
Abstract
The impact of investment on economic growth has been studied by many authors around the world with different times and research methods. Therefore, there are conflicting opinions about the impact of investment on economic growth. To contribute empirical evidence, the objective of this study is to assess the impact of investment sources such as public investment, private investment, and foreign direct investment on economic growth in Vietnam in the short-run and long-run. The data used for the study is panel data from 63 Vietnamese provinces between 2000 and 2020. The inquiry method is PMG (Pool Mean Group) regression for economic growth (GDP) after testing the stationarity of the variables that meet the PMG regression condition as suggested by Pesaran et al. (1996) and Hamuda et al. (2013). The results show that: factors such as labor and trade openness have a negative impact on economic growth in the short term. In the long run, public investment has a negative effect on economic growth, while domestic private investment, foreign direct investment, trade openness, and labor have positive effects on economic growth. Labour contributes the most, followed by trade openness, foreign direct investment, and domestic private investment. Finally, the study provides policy implications for the Government of Vietnam.
Keywords
FDI; Economic Growth; Investment; Trade Openness;
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