Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-06-06DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200129
Joseph Owusu Amoah , Imhotep Paul Alagidede , Yakubu Awudu Sare
This study explores the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on export growth in Ghana. We use the Zivot and Andrews unit root test on Ghanaian time-series data from 1990 to 2021 to examine the order of integration. In addition, we utilise the Johansen and Gregory and Hansen cointegration approaches to confirm the existence of a long-period bond among the time series. The results show that FDI negatively affects Ghanaian exports, while financial development positively affects Ghanaian exports. In addition, our results show that industrialisation improves exports, while exchange rate and labour cost have negative impacts on exports. Generally, a certain level of financial stability is needed for financial development and higher exports. However, our results show a U-shaped correlation between increased FDI inflows and exports, suggesting a threshold impact. Causality test results show that exports cause industrialisation and FDI in a single flow, while labour specifically causes exports. This study recommends the realignment of access to credit as well as the efficient allotment of export budgets.
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Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-06-06DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200125
Hicham Ouakil , Hana Sarsar , Jihad Ait Soussane
The paper investigates the effect of universal healthcare coverage (UHC) on FDI net inflows into health sectors across 59 countries from 2000 to 2021, using multiple specifications and control variables. The findings demonstrate a consistent and statistically significant impact of UHC and FDI inflows in health sectors where the elasticity estimation of the increase in FDI net inflows ranges from 0.0003 % to 0.0004 % for each 1-point increase in UHC score. These results indicate the economic attractiveness of countries with comprehensive healthcare systems. The results suggest that the universalization of healthcare coverage is a determinant of FDI in health sectors. Therefore, policymakers should consider generalizing healthcare coverage services to attract FDI in health sectors, thereby stimulating economic growth and improving healthcare outcomes.
{"title":"Does universalization of healthcare coverage promote inward FDI in health sectors? an empirical investigation using panel data of 59 countries","authors":"Hicham Ouakil , Hana Sarsar , Jihad Ait Soussane","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200125","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The paper investigates the effect of universal healthcare coverage (UHC) on FDI net inflows into health sectors across 59 countries from 2000 to 2021, using multiple specifications and control variables. The findings demonstrate a consistent and statistically significant impact of UHC and FDI inflows in health sectors where the elasticity estimation of the increase in FDI net inflows ranges from 0.0003 % to 0.0004 % for each 1-point increase in UHC score. These results indicate the economic attractiveness of countries with comprehensive healthcare systems. The results suggest that the universalization of healthcare coverage is a determinant of FDI in health sectors. Therefore, policymakers should consider generalizing healthcare coverage services to attract FDI in health sectors, thereby stimulating economic growth and improving healthcare outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 2","pages":"Article 200125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144279506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-06-06DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200131
Almuqrin Fawaz
This study investigates factors shaping FDI inflows in the MENA region from 1996 to 2021, employing static and dynamic panel data models. A composite institutional quality index, created via Principal Component Analysis, reveals a positive long-term effect on FDI. However, voice and accountability exhibit an unexpected negative relationship with FDI, highlighting potential governance concerns among investors. Other findings include the beneficial impact of domestic market size, the nuanced effects of trade openness and financial development over time, and the adverse influence of resource dependence. By incorporating the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) and Panel ARDL approaches, this study provides nuanced insights into FDI determinants and offers actionable policy recommendations for fostering an investor-friendly environment in resource-dependent economies.
{"title":"Locational advantages and foreign direct investment in MENA: A comprehensive analysis of institutional and economic factors","authors":"Almuqrin Fawaz","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200131","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200131","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates factors shaping FDI inflows in the MENA region from 1996 to 2021, employing static and dynamic panel data models. A composite institutional quality index, created via Principal Component Analysis, reveals a positive long-term effect on FDI. However, voice and accountability exhibit an unexpected negative relationship with FDI, highlighting potential governance concerns among investors. Other findings include the beneficial impact of domestic market size, the nuanced effects of trade openness and financial development over time, and the adverse influence of resource dependence. By incorporating the Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS) and Panel ARDL approaches, this study provides nuanced insights into FDI determinants and offers actionable policy recommendations for fostering an investor-friendly environment in resource-dependent economies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 2","pages":"Article 200131"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144330502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This empirical study examines the dynamic connectedness between global geopolitical tension (GPR) and the flow of foreign remittances (FR) in response to evolving global and strategic economic dynamics. The study employs the NARDL estimation model to assess the symmetric and asymmetric connectedness among key indicators influencing economic changes in BRIC economies. The study used quarterly frequency data from 1998 to 2023. The short run results reveal that GPR exhibits a symmetric relationship with the flow of FR across the BRIC economies. However, in the long run, an asymmetric association between GPR and the flow of FR is observed. These findings underscore the importance for policymakers, migrants, and recipients to consider the asymmetric and volatile nature of global geopolitical tension when formulating policies and making decisions regarding remittance transfers. Such insights contribute to more informed decision-making processes and effective policy interventions in the realm of remittance flows.
{"title":"Dynamic connectedness between global geopolitical tension and flow of foreign remittances amid heightened geopolitical risk with application of NARDL estimation approach","authors":"Qianjin Lu , Farid Ullah , Fouzia Amin , Mirzat Ullah","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2024.200106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2024.200106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This empirical study examines the dynamic connectedness between global geopolitical tension (GPR) and the flow of foreign remittances (FR) in response to evolving global and strategic economic dynamics. The study employs the NARDL estimation model to assess the symmetric and asymmetric connectedness among key indicators influencing economic changes in BRIC economies. The study used quarterly frequency data from 1998 to 2023. The short run results reveal that GPR exhibits a symmetric relationship with the flow of FR across the BRIC economies. However, in the long run, an asymmetric association between GPR and the flow of FR is observed. These findings underscore the importance for policymakers, migrants, and recipients to consider the asymmetric and volatile nature of global geopolitical tension when formulating policies and making decisions regarding remittance transfers. Such insights contribute to more informed decision-making processes and effective policy interventions in the realm of remittance flows.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-27DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200112
Maosheng Ye , Mpabe Bodjongo , Jie Cai , Liao Heran
This study investigates the effects of climate change and internet access on cotton yield disparities between African nations and other cotton-producing countries from 1995 to 2019. Utilizing econometric analysis based on a decomposition model, the findings reveal that African countries underperform relative to their counterparts in cotton yields. The study suggests that mitigating temperature variability, expanding internet access, and enhancing education, financial liberalization, and labor market flexibility, have the potential to reduce this yield gap. However, rising temperatures exacerbate the disparity and hinder progress in closing the yield gap.
{"title":"Climate change, the internet and the cotton yield gap between African countries and the rest of the world","authors":"Maosheng Ye , Mpabe Bodjongo , Jie Cai , Liao Heran","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the effects of climate change and internet access on cotton yield disparities between African nations and other cotton-producing countries from 1995 to 2019. Utilizing econometric analysis based on a decomposition model, the findings reveal that African countries underperform relative to their counterparts in cotton yields. The study suggests that mitigating temperature variability, expanding internet access, and enhancing education, financial liberalization, and labor market flexibility, have the potential to reduce this yield gap. However, rising temperatures exacerbate the disparity and hinder progress in closing the yield gap.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200112"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143644315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-03-12DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200115
Xiaohua Chen, Hui Liu, Wen Du
Utilizing a dataset comprising 1536 merger and acquisition transactions involving Chinese A-share listed firms operating in high-polluting industries during the period of 2001–2020, this paper aims to investigate managerial myopic impact on green merger and acquisition. The primary findings indicate that managerial myopia significantly impedes the occurrence of green merger and acquisition activities within firms operating in high-polluting industries. This adverse effect is consistently observed across various models. Mechanism tests reveal that myopic managers exert an adverse influence on firms' green merger and acquisition by reducing the level of analyst attention and the environmental, social, and governance ratings among these companies. Furthermore, the results of the moderating tests demonstrate that stronger internal supervision, a higher firm value, and a male chief executive officer can substantially alleviate managerial myopic negative impact on green merger and acquisition. Additionally, heterogeneity checks propose that managerial myopic detrimental impact on firms’ green merger and acquisition is particularly pronounced in companies characterized by weak governance structures, lower tax burdens, and those operating in the decline stage. The insights from this research carry significant policy implications for industries with high levels of pollution, particularly in emerging economies.
{"title":"Does managerial myopia affect firms’ green merger and acquisition? Evidence from Chinese firms in high-polluting industries","authors":"Xiaohua Chen, Hui Liu, Wen Du","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200115","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200115","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Utilizing a dataset comprising 1536 merger and acquisition transactions involving Chinese A-share listed firms operating in high-polluting industries during the period of 2001–2020, this paper aims to investigate managerial myopic impact on green merger and acquisition. The primary findings indicate that managerial myopia significantly impedes the occurrence of green merger and acquisition activities within firms operating in high-polluting industries. This adverse effect is consistently observed across various models. Mechanism tests reveal that myopic managers exert an adverse influence on firms' green merger and acquisition by reducing the level of analyst attention and the environmental, social, and governance ratings among these companies. Furthermore, the results of the moderating tests demonstrate that stronger internal supervision, a higher firm value, and a male chief executive officer can substantially alleviate managerial myopic negative impact on green merger and acquisition. Additionally, heterogeneity checks propose that managerial myopic detrimental impact on firms’ green merger and acquisition is particularly pronounced in companies characterized by weak governance structures, lower tax burdens, and those operating in the decline stage. The insights from this research carry significant policy implications for industries with high levels of pollution, particularly in emerging economies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143681727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-22DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200111
Xiaozhong Li , Fangqing Tang , Dongfang Shen , Jie Zhang , Xinyue Hu
On the basis of a theoretical analysis, this paper develops an indicator framework for measuring informatization level and estimates the informatization levels of various regions in China spanning 2006 to 2019; Utilizing the DEA-Malmquist index approach, the paper estimates the TFP of various regions in China and decomposes it into technological progress and technical efficiency. The findings reveal an annually increasing level of informatization in China, with higher presence in the east and lower in the west. The influence of informatization on TFP presents a positive "U" -shaped feature, but the turning point of the eastern region is earlier than that in the central and western regions. The level of informatization also has a spatial spillover effect on TFP, similarly presenting a positive "U" shape. The article offers pertinent policy suggestions aiming to promote China's TFP through informatization.
{"title":"The impact of informatization on total factor productivity and its regional differences: An empirical study based on Chinese data","authors":"Xiaozhong Li , Fangqing Tang , Dongfang Shen , Jie Zhang , Xinyue Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200111","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200111","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>On the basis of a theoretical analysis, this paper develops an indicator framework for measuring informatization level and estimates the informatization levels of various regions in China spanning 2006 to 2019; Utilizing the DEA-Malmquist index approach, the paper estimates the TFP of various regions in China and decomposes it into technological progress and technical efficiency. The findings reveal an annually increasing level of informatization in China, with higher presence in the east and lower in the west. The influence of informatization on TFP presents a positive \"U\" -shaped feature, but the turning point of the eastern region is earlier than that in the central and western regions. The level of informatization also has a spatial spillover effect on TFP, similarly presenting a positive \"U\" shape. The article offers pertinent policy suggestions aiming to promote China's TFP through informatization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143601720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-05DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2024.200105
Mamta Kumari
Technological advancements in the financial sector are widely recognized as transformative for global trade and supply chains, significantly improving access to financial services while enhancing the security, efficiency, transparency, and flexibility of transactions between exporters and importers. In this context, the present study investigates the role of financial technology (fintech) in promoting international trade. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical frameworks that link trade and finance, the research explores how fintech innovations reduce trade costs and, in turn, enhance the gains from trade. By estimating a theory-consistent gravity model based on bilateral trade flows from 106 countries over the period 2014–2019, the study reveals that fintech innovations disproportionately stimulate international trade compared to domestic trade. These findings highlight the critical role of fintech in lowering trade barriers and suggest that policies promoting fintech development—such as those fostering innovation in blockchain, payment systems, and financial services—are essential to strengthening global trade competitiveness.
{"title":"Has FinTech reshaped global trade? New empirical evidence from structural gravity model","authors":"Mamta Kumari","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2024.200105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2024.200105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Technological advancements in the financial sector are widely recognized as transformative for global trade and supply chains, significantly improving access to financial services while enhancing the security, efficiency, transparency, and flexibility of transactions between exporters and importers. In this context, the present study investigates the role of financial technology (fintech) in promoting international trade. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical frameworks that link trade and finance, the research explores how fintech innovations reduce trade costs and, in turn, enhance the gains from trade. By estimating a theory-consistent gravity model based on bilateral trade flows from 106 countries over the period 2014–2019, the study reveals that fintech innovations disproportionately stimulate international trade compared to domestic trade. These findings highlight the critical role of fintech in lowering trade barriers and suggest that policies promoting fintech development—such as those fostering innovation in blockchain, payment systems, and financial services—are essential to strengthening global trade competitiveness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200105"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143129170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-21DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200110
Muhammad Ayub Khan Mehar
The main objective of this study is to test the impacts of lending by various types of financial institutions on poverty, employment, and new business startups. The study is based on seven equations estimated through the ordinary least squares (OLS) technique and censored TOBIT equations. These estimations are based on 21 years of data from 3114 financial institutions. Empirical pieces of evidence based on firm-level data reveal that the donations in the formation of the equities of lending institutions are a significant determinant of lending to clients below the poverty line. It was observed that commercial banks provide more lending for hiring labor than other lending institutions. This conclusion emphasizes the importance of commercial banks for the transfer of fiscal resources to the middle- and lower-income groups. The study recognizes the importance of financial institutions in the South Asian context.
{"title":"Role of financial institutions in poverty alleviation: Nexus of domestic credit, digital transactions and poverty in South Asia","authors":"Muhammad Ayub Khan Mehar","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200110","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The main objective of this study is to test the impacts of lending by various types of financial institutions on poverty, employment, and new business startups. The study is based on seven equations estimated through the ordinary least squares (OLS) technique and censored TOBIT equations. These estimations are based on 21 years of data from 3114 financial institutions. Empirical pieces of evidence based on firm-level data reveal that the donations in the formation of the equities of lending institutions are a significant determinant of lending to clients below the poverty line. It was observed that commercial banks provide more lending for hiring labor than other lending institutions. This conclusion emphasizes the importance of commercial banks for the transfer of fiscal resources to the middle- and lower-income groups. The study recognizes the importance of financial institutions in the South Asian context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200110"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143519085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-03-13DOI: 10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200113
Tii Tasheh Fonsoh , Aloysius M. Njong , Tii N. Nchofoung
The present work investigates the effect of institutional quality on Africa's underground economy, as well as the mechanisms that modulate this effect. Considering cross-sectional dependency between panels, this study considers data of 41 African countries from the period 1996 to 2017 and the system generalized method of moment is used. The results of this investigation propose that institutional quality has a considerable detrimental impact on Africa's underground economy. The interactive effect findings reveal that modulating institutional quality through natural resource rents and trade has an adverse net effect on the size of Africa's shadow economy up to the threshold values of 37.14843 for natural resource rents (% GDP) and 40.55319 for trade (% GDP), after which the negative effect is nullified. Policy implications are discussed.
{"title":"Institutional quality and the shadow economy in Africa: Effect and transmission channels","authors":"Tii Tasheh Fonsoh , Aloysius M. Njong , Tii N. Nchofoung","doi":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200113","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tncr.2025.200113","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present work investigates the effect of institutional quality on Africa's underground economy, as well as the mechanisms that modulate this effect. Considering cross-sectional dependency between panels, this study considers data of 41 African countries from the period 1996 to 2017 and the system generalized method of moment is used. The results of this investigation propose that institutional quality has a considerable detrimental impact on Africa's underground economy. The interactive effect findings reveal that modulating institutional quality through natural resource rents and trade has an adverse net effect on the size of Africa's shadow economy up to the threshold values of 37.14843 for natural resource rents (% GDP) and 40.55319 for trade (% GDP), after which the negative effect is nullified. Policy implications are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":45011,"journal":{"name":"Transnational Corporations Review","volume":"17 1","pages":"Article 200113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143644314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}