Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/67336 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1800
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
We empirically assess the determinants of India's FDI outflows across a large sample of host countries in the 1996-2009 period. Based on gravity model specifications, we employ Poisson pseudo maximum likelihood (PPML) estimators. Major findings include: India's outward FDI is hardly affected by motives to access raw materials or superior technologies. Market-related factors appear to have dominated the location choices of Indian direct investors. A larger Indian diaspora in the host countries attracts more FDI. Finally, it seems that Indian direct investors are relatively resilient to weak institutions and economic instability in the host countries. However, we do not find robust evidence that India provides an alternative source of FDI for countries that traditional investors tend to avoid.
Subjects: 
FDI outflows
gravity model
PPML
India
JEL: 
F21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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