FDI & Ports

Some thoughts and remarks

Firstly, the abstract part is huge and I think it is more an introduction. Also, the introduction part it could be incorporated in the literature review part.

Secondly, as for the hypotheses there are some parts of theory that seems to me misplaced.

For example, in hypothesis 2(The size of a port affects the number of inward FDI positively) you are referring to GDP a lot. Although, GDP is a very important variable for examining FDI attractiveness in a country I am not sure if GDP should be analyzed in this part which has to do about the size of a port.

Also, in hypothesis 3(The presence of a port in a region and the presence of good infrastructure affect the number of inward FDI positively) I think it should have more references about the relation between the infrastructure of a region and a port and how it affects FDI.

Likewise, in Hypothesis 4(Different types of FDI and if there is a difference between port and no port regions) even though you have correctly analyze the different types of FDI I think it would be better if you could mention market seeking and resource seeking FDI. (Except if you aim to analyze it somewhere else in the assignment) Also, I don’t understand the Irish model and the Singapore story and how they contribute to this hypothesis. Furthermore, the citations are missing in this part.