The effects of foreign capital on state economic growth

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data show that the nation's rate yearly output growth between 1995 and 1999 was more than 50% higher than for the period 1987 to 1994. Using state-level data, this study examines foreign capital's contribution to this upturn in growth. Pooling data for the 50 states in a regression framework showed that foreign capital accounted for 2.6% of overall state output growth for the full period. Foreign capital made no contribution between 1987 and 1994 but accounted for 3.7% output growth between 1995 and 1999. Furthermore, estimates show that foriegn capital had a much larger impact on the manufacturing sector accounting for more than 16.7% state manufacturing output growth between 1995 and 1999.