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Foreign Direct Investment in Telecommunications Sector of Pakistan: A Determinative Approach
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Foreign direct investment and telecommunications development are essential for the economic development of a country. Pakistan, although being an underdeveloped country, has managed to excel in the telecommunications sector by manifold since 2001. An increasing number of telephony and cellular subscribers along with the broadband and 3G/4G users, have created an enchanting market for foreign investors. The purpose of this study is to explain the casual relationship between foreign direct investment and economic factors that attract FDI in Pakistan. Among the many economic factors here is telecom infrastructure, market size and trade openness, whereas FDI is taken as the dependent variable. A time series analysis is carried out to determine the growth trend while an ordinary least square test is applied to determine the coefficient of correlation between the variables.The result of the study specifies a positive relationship is observed between the per capita GDP and openness to trade and influx of FDI.Authors
1-Babar Ali Ph.D Scholar of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.2-Nagina Gul Assistant Professor of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.3-Saba Aziz Ph.D Scholar of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS) Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.Keywords
Foreign Direct Investment, Telecommunications Sector, Determinative ApproachDOI Number
10.31703/grr.2022(VII-II).06Page Nos
52 - 70Volume & Issue
VII - II
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