Assessing the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth : empirical study in Algeria for the period (2000-2017)‎

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The study aims at investigating the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic development in Algeria, by employing yearly data during the period between 2000 and 2017.

This study uses five macroeconomic variables, particularly per capita GDP to measure economic development as a dependent variable, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), Export Volume (EX), Import Volume (IM) and Gross Capital Formation (GCF) as independent variables.

At last, the four variables against per capita GDP have been tested using pooled regression model.

The findings dictate that Foreign Direct Investment, import, and export, statistically, have negative effects on economic development.

Yet, gross capital formation positively affects the economic development.