FDI and Government Effectiveness in Asian Economies, 2000-2020

38 Asian economies from 2000 to 2020 form a balanced panel for this study. The data was used to construct a Standard of Living Index and test the Institutional Threshold Hypothesis regarding foreign direct investment. The dataset was authored by Pawan Singh and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Testing the Institutional Threshold Hypothesis based on the interaction between FDI and government effectiveness.
• Analyzing the welfare-enhancing effects of FDI concentrated in high-HDI economies as described.
• Identifying critical thresholds of government effectiveness for FDI impact using panel threshold regression methods.
• Modeling multidimensional living standards via a constructed Standard of Living Index.

Strengths

• Data covers a 20-year time range from 2000 to 2020.
• The panel is balanced and includes 38 distinct Asian economies.
• Analysis employs fixed-effects models and panel threshold regression, suggesting structured econometric testing.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small at 60.3 KB, indicating a limited scope of variables or observations.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely compiled from international databases for a research study, employing principal component analysis.

Time Range

2000 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 22:10:53; freshness should be verified.

Geography

38 Asian economies