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100			_aChoudhury, Rahul Nath Ghosh, Sunandan and Ganguly, Adrija _959967
245			_aThe impact of regional trade agreements on FDI inflows in India
260			_aJournal of Social and Economic Development
300			_a27(2), Supple-Sep, 2025: p.243-262
520			_aIn recent years, India has not only signed numerous regional trade agreements (RTAs) but has also attracted a significant amount of foreign direct investment (FDI). In fact, India started signing FTAs with special investment clauses to secure higher FDI. India received substantial amount of FDI from its FTA partners. In the context of proliferating trade agreements combined with higher FDI inflows, it is crucial to examine the impact of RTAs in the attracting FDI in India. This study attempts to make an assessment of the volume of the FDI inflows in India from its FTA partners. This paper further aims to identify the key drivers of inward FDI to India for the period 1993–2023. In this study, we create a physical infrastructure index for India and employ a vector error correction model along with other macroeconomic variables for the analyses. We find that net FDI inflows, GDP per capita, forex reserves and inflation have a statistically significant long-run association. We also find that GDP per capita, forex reserves and the physical infrastructure index Granger cause net FDI inflows.-Reproduced https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40847-024-00393-x
773			_aJournal of Social and Economic Development
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