Analysis of the Short and Long-run Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Tanzania
Abstract:This study assessed the effect of macroeconomic variables on foreign direct investment inflows to Tanzania for the period 1970-2021. To do this, the time series data were analysed by the Co-integration test for the long-run relationship and the ECM model for the short-and long-run effects. The co-integration test suggests that there is a long-run relationship between government expenditure, inflation rate, external debt, interest rate, exchange rate, and foreign investment inflows. The results of the ECM revea… Show more
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