Abstract

This article examines the government incentives towards foreign direct investments (further – FDI) of Central and Eastern Europe countries by evaluating the external influencing factors of foreign investment. It is argued that the major incentive affecting FDI inflows involves more fiscal than financial incentives. Tax deduction is considered to be the most significant influencing factor on attracting FDI. Hence, the empirical analysis is based on exogenous variables. The empirical model was used to determine causal relationship between macroeconomic variables and FDI intensity in Central and Eastern European countries. The article introduces some policy recommendation for the increase of FDI intensity in Central and Eastern Europe. Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinėjama, kaip užsienio investicijų priemonės taikomos Centrinės ir Rytų Europos šalyse. Vertinami išoriniai užsienio investicijas lemiantys veiksniai, teigiama, kad TUI įplaukas skatina daugiau mokesčių nei finansinės paskatos. Tačiau laikomasi nuomonės, kad mokesčių lengvatos – vie-na pagrindinių priežasčių, lemiančių TUI įplaukas. Empirinis modelis pagrįstas mažiausiųjų kvadratų metodu, kuriuo nustatomas priežastinis sąryšis tarp makroekonominių rodiklių ir TUI intensyvumo. Straipsnyje pateikiamos kai kurios politinės įžvalgos, kurių taikymas padidintų tiesioginių užsienio investicijų intensyvumą Centrinėje ir Rytų Europoje.

Highlights

  • The rapid growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in many developing and transition countries suggests that inward FDI has come to play a more signi¿cant role than it did some decades ago

  • Government incentives directed towards foreign direct investment: a case of Central and Eastern Europe, Journal of Business Economics and Management 12(3): 435–450

  • This economic evolution has been accompanied by a political shift in the perception of FDI: an overwhelming part of the developing countries and countries in transition have abandoned the Marxian and post–Marxian paradigm, which demonised FDI, and adopted friendly political behaviour towards foreign investors (Pradham 2008)

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Introduction

The rapid growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in many developing and transition countries suggests that inward FDI has come to play a more signi¿cant role than it did some decades ago. This economic evolution has been accompanied by a political shift in the perception of FDI: an overwhelming part of the developing countries and countries in transition have abandoned the Marxian and post–Marxian paradigm, which demonised FDI, and adopted friendly political behaviour towards foreign investors (Pradham 2008). The primary aim of these incentives is to create a friendly business environment where foreign investors feel comfortable with the legal and ¿nancial framework of the country and have the potential to reap pro¿t from economically viable businesses.

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