Effect of foreign direct investment on exchange rate and public debt in Ghana.
| dc.contributor.author | Oppong, Ernest | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-06-12T15:15:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-06-12T15:15:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-11 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Submitted In Partial Fulfillment For The Requirement For The Award Of Degree Of Master Of Science In Development Finance. | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Exchange Rate and Public Debt in Ghana. The study used data from 1975 to 2015 period from the World Development Indicators. The time series estimation techniques were adopted in order to analyze the data gathered. The study shows that Foreign Direct Investment, Interest Rate and Inflation significantly affect Exchange Rate in the long run in Ghana. The study further shows that FDI does not affect Exchange Rate in the short run. The finding also shows that, FDI affect Public debt in the short run. It is thus recommended that efforts should be made by policy makers, government as well as relevant authorities to frame policies aim at creating conducive investment environment so that both Ghanaian and non-Ghanaian Investors will get the encouragement to invest in Ghana. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | KNUST | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/17277 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | KNUST | |
| dc.title | Effect of foreign direct investment on exchange rate and public debt in Ghana. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |