Foreign Direct Investment, Aggregate Demand Conditions and Exchange Rate Nexus: A Panel Data Analysis of BRICS Economies

Global Economy Journal, Volume 17 (1) Pages 1-25, 2017

25 Pages Posted: 23 May 2017 Last revised: 5 Mar 2018

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Muhammad Ali Nasir

Leeds University Business School (LUBS) - Division of Economics

Ferhan Ahmad

BMW UK Ltd

Mushtaq Ahmad

Comsats University Islamabad - Department of Management Sciences

Date Written: May 1, 2017

Abstract

In this study, we attempt to provide underlying theoretical and empirical explanations for exchange rate appreciation due to foreign capital influx and aggregate demand conditions in the BRICS economies. The empirical analysis is based on a panel dataset of BRICS countries over the time period 1992–2013 to substantiate our theoretical findings. For panel co-integration, Pedroni and Johansen-Fisher panel co-integration tests are conducted to compare co-integration among panel countries. We also analyze the results from Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test among variables and use Granger Causality to test for the causal patterns in each of the individual countries. Our findings showed that the exchange rate volatility is directly affected by the flows of FDI, GDP per capita, Capital formulation and House hold consumption. The results have profound implications in terms of exchange rate stability in the BRICS countries and associated risks.

Keywords: FDI; official exchange rate; panel data; co-integration; Pedroni

JEL Classification: C33; F21; F31; O55

Suggested Citation

Nasir, Muhammad Ali and Ahmad, Ferhan and Ahmad, Mushtaq, Foreign Direct Investment, Aggregate Demand Conditions and Exchange Rate Nexus: A Panel Data Analysis of BRICS Economies (May 1, 2017). Global Economy Journal, Volume 17 (1) Pages 1-25, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2972100

Muhammad Ali Nasir (Contact Author)

Leeds University Business School (LUBS) - Division of Economics ( email )

Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom

Ferhan Ahmad

BMW UK Ltd ( email )

United Kingdom

Mushtaq Ahmad

Comsats University Islamabad - Department of Management Sciences ( email )

Islamabad
Pakistan

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