2016
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhw049
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Why Is China Investing in Africa? Evidence from the Firm Level

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“…The results as shown in Table 5 consistent with previous studies (Asiedu, 2006;Chen et al, 2016;Dunning, 1998;Kolstad & Wiig, 2012).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…The results as shown in Table 5 consistent with previous studies (Asiedu, 2006;Chen et al, 2016;Dunning, 1998;Kolstad & Wiig, 2012).…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Most investments are in services, and a significant number are in manufacturing. The manufacturing investment is influenced by the local endowments of capital and skilled labour, which is consistent with profit-maximising investment (Chen et al 2015).…”
Section: Chinese Investment and Governancesupporting
confidence: 56%
“…According to Chen et al. (), Chinese investment decisions are influenced by political stability, so we obtain information on which country is in conflict each year from the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Data on rule of law are collected from the World Govern Index, which ranges from −2.5 to 2.5 and reflects the extent to which people have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Wang, Du, and Wang () analyse 842 projects of Chinese OFDI during the period of 2002–11, arguing that the political system and the stability of the host country have no significant effects on Chinese OFDI, while the efficiency of its government, the quality of its supervision system, its control of corruption and its tax avoidance do have effects. Finally, Chen, Dollar, and Tang () point out that when China invests in African countries, governance environment of host countries does not matter much while China's incentive to seek profit is stronger in politically unstable countries. None of the studies above has studied the political incentives behind Chinese OFDI from the perspective of the Security Council membership, which is the focus of this paper.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%