Revista Română de Statistică (Mar 2014)

The impact of FDI on economic growth in Romania and EU countries during the current economic crisis

  • Marinela GEAMĂNU,
  • Lavinia Ştefania ŢOŢAN,
  • Barbu Bogdan POPESCU

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 62, no. 1
pp. 35 – 43

Abstract

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Sovereign debt crisis in the euro area countries , yet amplifies a number of vulnerabilities in the ability of European economic integration to overcome the crisis and resume growth the effect unfavorable to Romania whose economy depends to a large proportion of over 70 % of exports and imports in the EU27 countries . In the crisis year 2012, when GDP fell by exports increased , so has recovered downturn caused by the crisis in 2009, the new 17% achieving a surplus , which is a proof to the fact that short-term relationship between GDP and exports is not relevant . The importance of the subject of FDI targeting their origin, in the alternative ‘s effects , and that since the streams have become important – it is the affirmation of multinational companies as influential in the contemporary world . Today’s Study on FDI practically merges with that of multinational corporations and World Economics macro assessments are completed leaving microeconomic considerations , legal , managerial , administrative and even psychological . Article highlights the influence of FDI on economic growth in Romania , the trend of imports , exports , respectively.

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