Abstract

According to eclectic theory of Dunning, FDI could be of four types: market seeking, resource seeking,
efficiency seeking and strategic asset seeking. Market seeking factors of FDI such as market size, market growth,
structure of domestic market, etc. aim at penetrating the local markets of host countries. While resource seeking
investments are made in order to have access to cheap raw material, pool of labor, infrastructure, etc. New
sources of competitiveness, economies of scope and specialization and low cost of production are some of the
efficiency seeking factors of FDI. An attempt is made to study the impact of market seeking, efficiency seeking
and resource seeking factors of host countries on FDI inflows of host countries by taking sample 10 Asian
countries in the time period 1991 to 2008. Panel regression results show that all categories of FDI motivating
factors have a significant impact on FDI inflows.

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