This paper examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Iran by
applying the structural equation modelling (SEM). Using the annual time series data for the
1991-2006 period, two models were developed. In the first model the correlation between 12
determining factors and FDI in Iran were analyzed and in the second model the 12 factors
were fit into five categories of determinants namely: Business, Economic, Infrastructural, Oil
and Science and Technology and the impact of each of the mentioned groups of factors was
investigated.
Nader
Ale Ebrahim holds a PhD degree in Technology Management from the Department of
Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of
Malaya. He holds a Master of Science in the Mechanical Engineering from the
University of Tehran with distinguished honors. He also has over 19 years of
experience in the establishment of the R&D departments in different
companies, heading projects as the project director and project coordinator and
implementing knowledge based system in the R&D department. His current
research interest focuses on E-skills, Research Tools, Bibliometrics and
managing virtual NPD teams in SMEs’ R&D centers. His papers/articles have
published and presented in the several journals and conferences.
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