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Determinants of Private Investment: A Systematic Review

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Investment is considered as a crucial element of economic growth and post 2015 development agendas. The main aim of this study is to assess the determinants of private investment. For this purpose, concentrated and careful literature review was done on 11 papers conducted in nine African countries. Eight variables were considered for analysis. The result shows that output/national income, public investment and exchange rate are the critical variables affecting the performance of private investment. The others variables: interest rate, credit, inflation rate, international trade, and money supply are also slightly important in explaining the performance of private investment. The study finally recommends that countries should seriously work in creating enabling environment for private investment.

DOI 10.11648/j.ijefm.20160402.13
Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 2, April 2016)
Page(s) 52-56
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Determinants, Private Investment, Economic Growth

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