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2021, vol. 68, iss. 2, pp. 187-211
Distributional effects of foreign versus domestic investment: Evidence from post-Communist EU member states
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Economy, Subotica, Serbia

emailjosifidis@gmail.com, novicasupic@yahoo.com, srdicsladja@gmail.com
Keywords: Foreign direct investment; Domestic investment; Income distribution; post-Communist EU member states
Abstract
The paper provides insight into the relationship between foreign and domestic investment, and its effect on income distribution in the post-Communist EU member states. The analysis is conducted using the general method of moment (GMM) estimator on panel data of the 10 Central and Eastern European (CEE) new member states from 1993-2017. The results reveal that a greater level of foreign direct investments (FDI) contributed to eliminating the negative effects of domestic investment on income distribution, particularly mass layoffs and the transfer of wealth into the hands of a small economic and political elite. It leads to the conclusion that FDI has played a significant role in reducing income inequality and rebuilding the middle class in the post-Communist EU member states.
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article language: English
document type: Original Scientific Paper
DOI: 10.2298/PAN2102187J
received: 27/10/2020
accepted: 03/04/2021
published in SCIndeks: 10/03/2022
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