Influence of foreign direct investment for the receiving economy: analysis of econometric models of Russian scientists

Studies of such a topic as investment records and the evaluation of the influence of direct foreign investments (DFI) and of referred effects on the economics of receiving countries for more than fifty years attract the attention of foreign and Russian economists. Numerous scientific works have developed a range of theories, disclosing different approaches to the solution of this problem, as well as offer various mathematic instruments. It has been expressed through the formation of a complex of econometric models, used for the evaluation and taking into consideration the influence of DFI on the economics of receiving countries. The mentioned circumstance confirms the high topicality of the considered subject. Quite a number of theoretic approaches and models have been developed by national economists. As a rule, all of them have got its preferences and shortages, which should be considered at the selection of such or such approach and model for the evaluation and recording of the DFI in each certain case. It seems obvious that with such a choice it is necessary to base on a determined combination of the group of factors, on which are based theories and models, developed by different economists. The main target of the work hereunder is to perform the comparative analysis of approaches and models, offered by national economists for the evaluation and recording of the DFI influence on the economics of receiving countries. As a result of the comparative analysis of approaches and models, offered by national economists for the evaluation and recording of the DFI influence on the economics of receiving countries it seems possible to obtain more substantiated evaluations of the potential DFI influence on the economics of receiving countries. Such evaluations will contribute to the more effective use of the DFI in order to increase rates of the economic growth in Russia as well.