EKONOMİK ÖZGÜRLÜKLERİN DOĞRUDAN YABANCI YATIRIM ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: MSCI ÜLKELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA

Year 2021, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 159 - 165, 22.12.2021

Berna Doğan Başar

Abstract

Son yıllarda dünyamızda yaşanan gelişmeler ülkeler arasındaki ekonomik sınırların ortadan kalkmasını, ticaretin küreselleşmesini ve sermayenin uluslararası alanda serbest dolaşımını beraberinde getirmiştir. Başta gelişmekte olan ülkeler olmak üzere dünyadaki çoğu ülke, küresel ekonomiyle daha fazla bütünleşme sağlamak, kendi imkanlarıyla gerçekleştirmesi zor olan yatırımları gerçekleştirmek gibi nedenlerle kendi sınırları içinde Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırımı çekme yarışına girmişlerdir. Heritage Endeksi’nde en üst sıralarda yer alan ülkeler, Dünya'daki toplam Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırım miktarının büyük bir bölümünü kendine çekmiş ve bu sayede hızlı bir refah ve gelişme trendi yakaladıkları bilinmektedir. Bu makale, 2010-2020 için seçilen MSCI ülkelerinde (Türkiye, Çek Cumhuriyeti, Hindistan, Macaristan, Polonya, Meksika, Malezya, Endonezya, Çin, Brezilya, Rusya ve Güney Afrika) Heritage Endeksi’nin Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırım alımı üzerindeki etkisini ampirik olarak incelemektedir. Çalışma sonucunda sermayenin dünyaya yatırım yapması ve yatırımları sağlıklı bir şekilde işletmesi için uygun ekonomileri belirlemek amacıyla puanlanan ve sıralanan Heritage Endeksi'nin Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırım’ın üzerinde anlamlı bir şekilde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Doğrudan Yabancı Yatırım, Heritage Endeksi, MSCI

THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC FREEDOMS ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: AN APPLICATION ON MSCI COUNTRIES

Abstract

The developments in our world in recent years have brought about the disappearance of economic borders between countries, the globalization of trade and the free movement of capital in the international arena. Most countries in the world, especially developing countries, have entered the race to attract FDI within their borders for reasons such as ensuring greater integration with the global economy and realizing investments that are difficult to realize by their own means. Countries that are at the top of the Heritage Index have attracted a large part of the total amount of Foreign Direct Investment in the world, and it is known that they have caught a rapid prosperity and development trend. This article empirically examines the impact of the Heritage Index on Foreign Direct Investment uptake in selected MSCI countries (Turkey, Czech Republic, India, Hungary, Poland, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Brazil, Russia and South Africa) for 2010-2020. As a result of the study, it has been determined that the Heritage Index, which is scored and ranked in order to determine the suitable economies for capital to invest in the world and to operate the investments in a healthy way, has a significant effect on Foreign Direct Investment.

Keywords

Foreign Direct Investment, MSCI, Heritage Index

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