publication . Article . 2013

Ranking of Developing Countries Based on the Economic Freedom Index

Name: Ranking of Developing Countries Based on the Economic Freedom Index
Keywords: Wirtschaft, Economic Freedom; FDI; Numerical Taxonomy, Volkswirtschaftstheorie, National Economy, Entwicklungsland, Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Wirtschaftspolitik, Strukturpolitik, Direktinvestition, Auslandsinvestition, economic development (on national level), economic policy, structural policy, direct investment, foreign investment

Mohsen Mehrara; Masoumeh Zirak;

Open Access

Published: 01 Jan 2013 Journal: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, volume 2, pages 32-38 (eissn: 2300-2697,

Publisher: SciPress Ltd

Summary

Abstract

In this paper we’ve ranked developing countries based on the Economic Freedom index. Therefore we are trying to do the analysis how this ranking is done using numerical taxonomic methodology. To do this, by estimating the effects of the determinants of FDI in 123 developing countries from 1997 to 2010, results showed that with regard to the degree of economic freedom or Economic openness, attract foreign direct investment in each country is different. In this study china, Equator, Liberia, Azerbaijan, Angola, Turkmenistan, Cape Verde, Kazakhstan, Panama, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Congo, Maldives, Bahrain, Cambodia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Sudan, Trinidad, B...

doi: 10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.2.32

Subjects

free text keywords: Wirtschaft, Economic Freedom; FDI; Numerical Taxonomy, Volkswirtschaftstheorie, National Economy, Entwicklungsland, Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Wirtschaftspolitik, Strukturpolitik, Direktinvestition, Auslandsinvestition, economic development (on national level), economic policy, structural policy, direct investment, foreign investment, Economic growth, Cape verde, Developing country, Foreign direct investment, Economics, China, Index of Economic Freedom, Development economics, Economic freedom, Openness to experience, Ranking, ddc:330

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