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https://doi.org/10.15179/ces.16.2.3

The Influence of Foreign Direct Investments on Regional Development in Croatia

Ines Kersan-Škabić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0001-7905-368X ; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirković”, Croatia
Lela Tijanić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-2210-1385 ; Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirković”, Croatia


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The aim of this study was to determine the influence of foreign direct investments (FDI) on regional development in Croatia and to contribute to previous studies that deal with regional FDI re-allocations. Our analysis was conducted at the NUTS 3 level (21 Croatian counties) and applied panel data analysis to determine the influence of FDI as well as other factors that proved to be significant in regional development in Croatia. The results point out that investment (i.e., both domestic and foreign direct investments), labor productivity, and export have a positive and significant influence on regional development, while absorptive capacity has a negative influence. It is therefore important to strengthen the absorptive capacity of Croatian regions to create a favorable investment environment and to provide good preconditions for the development of other factors of regional development. Findings are relevant for policy-makers who should take more proactive roles in attracting FDI as a way of strengthening regional development in Croatia. This may help policy-makers to act locally to achieve cohesion, but it can also be important for foreign investors that observe regional FDI determinants in the European Union.

Ključne riječi

FDI; regional development; absorptive capacity

Hrčak ID:

131723

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/131723

Datum izdavanja:

29.12.2014.

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