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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2248-6046</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Finanzas y Política Económica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Finanz. polit. econ.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2248-6046</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Católica de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2248-60462019000100055</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.14718/revfinanzpolitecon.2019.11.1.4</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Foreign direct investment and economic growth in Jordan: An empirical research using the bounds test for cointegration]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Inversión extranjera directa y crecimiento económico en Jordania: una investigación empírica que utiliza la prueba de límites de cointegración]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Investimento estrangeiro direto e crescimento econômico na Jordânia: uma pesquisa empírica que utiliza o teste de limites de cointegração]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[SalemOudat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mohammad]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abdalmajeed Alsmadi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ayman]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Massad Alrawashdeh]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Najed]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Applied Science University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bahrain</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Applied Science Private University  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Jordan</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>55</fpage>
<lpage>63</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2248-60462019000100055&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2248-60462019000100055&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2248-60462019000100055&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This paper investigates both long-run and short-run elasticities between gross domestic product and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Jordan. Annual data have been used in order to explore the relationship between foreign direct investments (FDI) with economic growth for the period 1992-2013. Data were collected for both variables (FDI and GDP) from the World Bank and World Development Indicators, and the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) approach was used. The results show long-run and short-run elasticities in foreign direct investment (FDI) and GDP The results indicate that Jordanian policy makers focus their efforts to attract more FDI to Jordanian economy. This is because more FDI is expected to lead to a decrease in economic obstacles in Jordan (e.g., increased level of investment, decreased unemployment rate). JEL: C10, E22, O47.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Este artículo investiga las elasticidades a largo y corto plazo entre el producto interno bruto y la IED en Jordania. El estudio utiliza datos anuales para analizar la relación entre la IED y el crecimiento económico para el periodo de 1992-2013. Los datos para las variables IED y PIB se obtuvieron de los Indicadores del Desarrollo Mundial y del Banco Mundial, y se utilizó el enfoque ARDL. Los resultados muestran elasticidades de largo y corto plazo en la IED y el PIB. En general, los responsables políticos de Jordania centran sus esfuerzos para atraer más IED a la economía jordana. Esto se debe a que se espera que más IED en la economía jordana conduzca a una disminución de los obstáculos económicos (por ejemplo, disminución de la tasa de desempleo y mayor nivel de inversión).]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Este artigo pesquisa sobre as elasticidades em curto e longo prazo entre o produto interno bruto (PIB) e o investimento estrangeiro direto (IED) na Jordânia. Este estudo utiliza dados anuais para analisar a relação entre a IED e o crescimento econômico para o período de 1992-2013. Os dados para as variáveis IED e PIB foram obtidos dos Indicadores do Desenvolvimento Mundial e do Banco Mundial, e foi utilizada a abordagem Autorregressiva com Defasagens Distribuídas (ARDL). Os resultados indicam elasticidades de curto e longo prazo no IED e no PIB. Em geral, os responsáveis políticos da Jordânia focam seus esforços para atrair mais IED à economia jordana. Isso se deve a que se espera que mais IED na economia jordana leve a uma diminuição dos obstáculos econômicos (por exemplo, diminuição da taxa de desemprego, maior nível de investimento).]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[FDI]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[GDPP financial development]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[elasticities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Jordan]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[IED PIB]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desarrollo financiero]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[elasticidades]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Jordania]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[IED]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[PIB]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[desenvolvimento financeiro]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[elasticidades]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Jordânia]]></kwd>
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