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Impact of FDI on Forest Depletion: A Global Study

Investigating the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and net forest depletion (NFD) using data from 183 countries between 1990-2012, accounting for control variables like GINI coefficient and urban population growth. The study employs panel data estimators, multiple imputation, and statistical tests to analyze the effects of FDI on forest resources.

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Impact of FDI on Forest Depletion: A Global Study

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  1. FDI and Forest Depletion Ahmet, Duncan, Nazar

  2. How Green Was My Valley… • Pre-Industrial Revolution • Industrial Revolution • Post-Industrial Revolution

  3. Foreign Direct Investment • Question • Independent and dependent variables • Hypothesis

  4. Methodology • Non-random selection? • FDI inflow not random • Cases • Liberia: HH • China: LL • Uganda: HL NFD • Counter-factuals

  5. Dependent Variable • Net Forest Depletion (NFD) from WDI • NFD as %of GDP • NET FOREST DEPLETION = [(UNIT RESOURCE RENTS)× (EXCESS ROUNDWOOD HARVEST)]- NATURAL GROWTH ___________________________________ GDP

  6. NFD in 2005 US $ • NFD in current US $ adjusted to inflation by GDP deflator (base year by country) GDP deflator + year GDP deflator/100 New GDP deflator x NFD in current US $ = NFD in 2005 $

  7. Control Variables • GINI Coefficient/Index • Population growth (annual %) • Urban population growth (annual %) • Agricultural land (% of lad area) • Forest area (% of land area) • DEMOCRACY!!!

  8. Independent Variable • FDI net inflows, as % of GDP • FDI net inflows, BoP current US$

  9. Data • 2271 Observations • From 183 countries • Between 1990-2012 • Lots of missing NFD data • e.g Brazil

  10. Basic Correlation Results

  11. Regression Results

  12. Panel Data Estimators

  13. Multiple Imputation

  14. Hausman Test Results

  15. LM Test Results

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