Analysis of the Effect of Global Uncertainty and Financial Development on Foreign Direct Investment in Indonesia IPB Univeristy

Fuzi Noviyanti, Iman Sugema, Tony Irawan

Abstract

The world is currently facing unprecedented uncertainty in social, political, and economic aspects, which continuously evolve every year owing to extraordinary events that impact countries worldwide. In contrast, The growth strategy of a country organizes must include Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), especially in Indonesia. The fluctuation in foreign investment in Indonesia indicates that foreign investors also consider growing global uncertainty alongside the development of Indonesia’s financial sector. This study examines the relationship between global uncertainty and financial development on FDI in Indonesia from 1997 to 2020 using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method. The results indicate that global uncertainty significantly negatively impacts Indonesia’s FDI in the short and long terms. However, global economic policy uncertainty positively influences Indonesia’s FDI in the long term. This indicates that Indonesia has become an attractive alternative for foreign investors during global economic policy uncertainty. Regarding financial development, the amount of credit provided by the domestic banking sector to the private sector in Indonesia positively influences Indonesia’s FDI in both the short and long terms. This demonstrates that Indonesia’s financial condition and infrastructure can determine foreign investors’ decisions to invest in Indonesia.

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Authors

Fuzi Noviyanti
fuzinoviyantifuzi@apps.ipb.ac.id (Primary Contact)
Iman Sugema
Tony Irawan
Author Biographies

Iman Sugema, IPB University

 

 

Tony Irawan, IPB University

 

 

NoviyantiF., SugemaI., & IrawanT. (2023). Analysis of the Effect of Global Uncertainty and Financial Development on Foreign Direct Investment in Indonesia: IPB Univeristy. JURNAL EKONOMI DAN KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN, 12(2), 122-145. https://doi.org/10.29244/jekp.12.2.2023.122-145

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