2019
DOI: 10.1111/apel.12271
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Effect of promotion pressure and financial burden on investment in public–private partnership infrastructure projects in China

Abstract: By identifying the political motives of officials and local governments, this study aims to provide a new political economic analysis framework for understanding China's incentives for investing in public–private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects. Chinese urban panel data for the period 2013–17 were used to examine the mechanisms of promotion pressure and financial burden in relation to investments in PPP infrastructure projects. Based on our findings, the following policy recommendations are proposed:… Show more

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“…Following Wang et al [ 24 ], this study used the financial burden (Fburden) to represent the government capacity. A higher financial burden, which expresses higher financial pressure on the government, could encourage governments to adopt more PPP.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Following Wang et al [ 24 ], this study used the financial burden (Fburden) to represent the government capacity. A higher financial burden, which expresses higher financial pressure on the government, could encourage governments to adopt more PPP.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The reason for the use of lagged data is that government’s PPP adoption decisions are usually based on the previous year’s condition rather than the current year’s ones. This approach can also account for potential endogeneity problems resulting from two-way causality [ 24 ].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…As such, governments with a lower fiscal capacity or higher financial burden will be more likely to adopt a PPP to promote rural solid waste management infrastructure construction and operation. Based on a systematic literature review of 186 articles, Wang et al (2019) concluded that fiscal capacity is a leading factor that contributes to the adoption of PPP. In addition, a favorable investment institutional environment can also promote PPP adoption by encouraging private enterprises to invest in PPP.…”
Section: Institutional Environment and Bankability As An Intervening ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Such interregional competition leads to the continuous increase of debt scale (Pan et al, 2017). The promotion incentive of local officials will strengthen the financing motivation of local government debt, so that local governments issue more bonds to promote infrastructure construction to drive economic growth and maximize short-term political performance (Wang et al, 2019).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%