Political Stability and Control of Corruption on Foreign Direct Investment: A Case Study on MENA Countries

Political stability and control of corruption have an important effect on the economic performance of countries. The aim of this study is to investigate influential factors of foreign direct investment. The most important factors that are considered in this context are the political stability, control of corruption, inflation rate, exchange rate and freedom of trade. For estimation of relationships, the Panel Data method is used with applying data for 18 countries in MENA region over the period of 1996-2014. The results show the GDP, and Exchange rate have a positive effect on FDI. Moreover, political stability and control of corruption (two dimensions of good governance) have a positive effect on FDI. The effects of economic trade and inflation rate on FDI do not confirm by this data.