Essays on Sustainable Growth and Development in GCC Countries
Abstract
This article analyzes the effects of natural resources and location determinants on foreign direct
investment (FDI) in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) using panel data from 2000–2022.
Using oil production, oil reserves, and oil production in relation to oil reserves as a means to
measure natural resources, I determine fixed effect (FE) and random effect (RE) analyses based
on the Hausman test. This study concluded that oil production, and oil production relative to oil
reserves discouraged FDI in GCC countries. Furthermore, the study concludes that there is a
positive relationship between oil prices, infrastructure, and FDI, while human capital has no
influence on FDI.
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Keywords
Sustainable, Growth, Development, GCC