Abstract

This qualitative study aims to study the phenomenon of diaspora direct investments in the Republic of Cyprus during the period 2013–2021, which succeeded the 2013 Financial Crisis. The unit of analysis has been real estate agencies established on the island, as real estate consists the major sector where diaspora investment takes place. A multiple case study, including in-depth interviews, and an inductive analytical approach were adopted. Data has been triangulated leading to results which contribute theoretically by asserting that diaspora direct investments are predominantly emotionally driven, and not only socio-economically influenced, as in the case of foreign direct investments.

摘要

本定性研究旨在研究继 2013 年金融危机之后的 2013 年至 2021 年期间塞浦路斯共和国的侨民直接投资现象。分析单位是岛上设立的房地产机构，因为房地产是侨民投资的主要部门。采用了多个案例研究，包括深度访谈和归纳分析方法。数据经过三角测量，得出了理论上有贡献的结果，断言侨民直接投资主要是情感驱动的，而不仅仅是社会经济影响，就像外国直接投资的情况一样。