Análisis de la inversión extranjera directa y crecimiento empresarial del Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship of foreign investment in business growth. To meet this objective, information has been considered on the 100 largest companies in Ecuador with respect to their assets and income, the information of which was obtained from the superintendence of companies. The methodology used is a multiple regression econometric model with random effects, the dependent variables are the assets and income of the companies, and the independent variables are GDP, foreign direct investment and country risk. The results that have been obtained show that the variables direct foreign investment and country risk are not statistically significant with respect to the growth of the assets and income of the companies subject to study.