Abstract
Abstract The foreign direct investment movement is becoming increasingly important nowadays. Various studies are conducted to determine the influence of foreign direct investments on certain countries. That is why it is important and useful to evaluate and compare how foreign direct investments affect the economic indicators of the Baltic countries - countries having similar economies. Methods used in the analysis are: logical comparative and generalization methods, systematic literature analysis and methods of mathematical statistics. The results have showed that foreign direct investments have positive influence on economies through gross domestic product and labour productivity growth in all Baltic countries, though foreign direct investments do not influence the unemployment rate in all Baltic countries
Highlights
Foreign direct investment can be identified as one of the most effective tools helping to improve country’s economic growth
The results have showed that foreign direct investments have positive influence on economies through gross domestic product and labour productivity growth in all Baltic countries, though foreign direct investments do not influence the unemployment rate in all Baltic countries
The following main benefits of Foreign direct investment (FDI) can be identified: gross domestic product growth, labour productivity growth, job creation, which contributes to a decrease in the unemployment rate, the takeover of technology and skills from foreign countries
Summary
Foreign direct investment can be identified as one of the most effective tools helping to improve country’s economic growth. Countries seek to attract as high foreign direct investment flows as possible because of their various benefits to economies. Foreign direct investment (FDI) and its impact are widely considered in the scientific literature. Foreign direct investment is a significant factor in many national economies and important to small and little known countries in the world, such as the Baltic countries. The aim of this paper is to determine foreign direct investment impact on the Baltic countries’ economies. The object is foreign direct investment in the Baltic countries. To reach the aim of the study, the following tasks are set: to examine the theoretical foreign direct investment aspects; to analyse foreign direct investment volumes in the Baltic countries; to perform the foreign direct investment impact analysis on economic indicators of the Baltic countries
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