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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between economic growth, foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption. Design/methodology/approach Data for 42 developing countries and 28 developed countries is analyzed using panel dynamic ordinary least squares. Findings FDI has a significant influence on economic growth in both the short run and the long run for developing and developed countries. In the cases of the developing economies, lower levels of corruption enhance the impact that FDI has on economic growth. Originality/value The study links corruption to the impact of FDI on economic growth.
Freckleton et al. (Thu,) studied this question.