Expression of concern: The impact of foreign direct investment on infrastructure development

The publisher of the Journal of Economic Studies is issuing an expression of concern for the article by Luu, H.N., Nguyen, L.Q.T. and Nguyen, L.T.M. (2024), “The impact of foreign direct investment on infrastructure development”, Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 42 No. 7 pp. 1226–1243. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-12-2023-0688, to inform readers that concerns have been raised regarding the accuracy and authenticity of some of the references used. Specifically, the following three references were found not to exist:Akbari, M. and Mohammadi, F. (2020), “The role of infrastructure development in the relationship between FDI and economic growth: evidence from emerging markets”, Journal of Economic Development, Vol. 45 No. 2, pp. 45-67.Haider, Z. and Saleem, M. (2022), “Infrastructure development and FDI inflows in South Asia: evidence from panel data”, Asian Economic Policy Review, Vol. 17 No. 1, pp. 95-110.Chen, X., Li, Y. and Zhang, X. (2021), “The impact of Chinese FDI on infrastructure development in Belt and Road Initiative countries”, China Economic Review, Vol. 66, pp. 101-118.Further, the following reference was incorrectly listed as Carkovic, M. and Levine, R. (2005), “Does foreign direct investment accelerate economic growth”, Does foreign direct investment promote development, Vol. 195. The correct reference is as follows: Carkovic, M. and Levine, R. (2005), “Does foreign direct investment accelerate economic growth?” in Moran, T.H., Graham, E.M. and Blomström, M. (Eds.), Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development? Institute for International Economics, Washington, DC, pp. 195-220. Following an investigation by the publisher, the authors emphasized that the errors were the result of shortcomings in the composition process related to unverified secondary referencing. The errors do not affect the article's conclusions or findings. The authors cooperated with the investigation and sincerely apologize for this mistake.