Kelan Lu
Biographic Data
| ID | 90686 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelan Lu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lu |
| SIGNATURE | LU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2039-978X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Effect of Sexual Violence on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
While much scholarship finds that political risk discourages foreign direct investment (FDI), some studies report that foreign firms frequently increase their investment in high-risk countries. We investigate whether overseas investors are risk-averse or risk-tolerant based on investment flows into host countries whose governments have perpetrated sexual violence, indicating a high-risk environment. Examining Chinese overseas FDI in up to 108 dev…
Terrorism and U.S. and Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
Much scholarship finds a negative but inconsistent statistical relationship between host‐state terrorism and overseas foreign direct investment (FDI). However, empirical studies generally have not investigated terrorism in the context of Chinese overseas FDI. Comparing United States and Chinese overseas FDI for up to 107 developing countries from 2004–2018, and using a Two‐Stage‐Difference‐in‐Difference approach as well as a dynamic panel data an…
Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Income Inequality in the Developing World
Friend or Foe? Partisanship, Rivalry, and Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Objective This article revisits how political partisanship and home and host‐state relations affect foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Method We use panel data for overseas Chinese and South Korean FDI into the United States from as early as 2006 to 2022. Results We observe differences in Chinese and South Korean FDI, finding that Chinese firms prefer Republican‐governed states because of the lower economic costs and higher political safety…
Chinese and US Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Democracy in the Developing World
This paper integrates the political influence and foreign capital literatures and examines the association between United States and Chinese overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) and host states' political institutions. Using up to 109 developing countries from 2003 to 2019, and employing two-stage least squares selection modeling, we find negative and significant relationships between Chinese FDI and host states' democracy while US FDI has po…
Political Risk and Sectoral Analysis: Foreign Direct Investment, Terrorism, and Extractive Industries in the Developing World
Domestic Political Unrest and Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment
The Effects of US Sanctions on Chinese Public and Private Overseas Foreign Direct Investment
Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Online Digital Freedom in Developing Countries
Although studies have shown China’s growing influence on developing countries’ policies, little empirical work has considered the relationship between Chinese overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) and host countries’ online digital freedom. Considering as many as 112 developing countries from 2003 to 2019, and using a two-stage least squares selection modeling approach, we find an association between Chinese FDI and four types of limits on onl…
Political Risk and Economic Sectors: Chinese Overseas Public and Private Investment in the Developing World
This article compares Chinese public and private overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) to determine how political risk affects an authoritarian developing country. Using panel data for up to 118 developing countries from 2003 to 2017, and studying different economic investment sectors (i.e., primary, secondary, and tertiary; energy/non-energy), we find that political risk has varying effects on Chinese overseas FDI. Chinese state firms appear …
The Politics of Chinese and US Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
In the foreign direct investment (FDI) literature, studies show that investors prefer low-risk host states. However, the research focuses on investors from developed country democracies, such as the United States, ignoring the rise of China, an authoritarian developing country that engages in public and private investment. This paper investigates Chinese state and private FDI in 127 developing countries from 2003 to 2017 to determine the effects …
Rights, institutions, and Chinese investment abroad
China has rapidly become one of the leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI), though many aspects of Chinese capital remain under examined. In this study we analyze the sociopolitical determinants of Chinese FDI, paying particular attention to the role of human rights and democracy. We hypothesize that Chinese capital is drawn to host countries with worse human rights conditions, given the lack of sensitivity that Chinese firm…
The Spillover Effect of the Trade War between Adversarial Dyads: Evidence from the Sino-US Investment Relationship
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Territorial Disputes between Adversarial States: Implications for Tsai Ing-wen’s “New Southbound Policy” and Taiwan’s Approach to Territorial Disputes in the South …
The Politics of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the USA
Although recently Chinese investment in the USA has grown exponentially, it has not flowed equally among the US states. Controlling for popular explanations in the foreign direct investment literature, we carry out subnational analysis to assess the determinants of Chinese investment in the USA. Using a panel dataset for all states from 2006 to 2016, we find that Chinese firms are more attracted to states where Republican governors hold office. R…
Age and Turnout in Aging Societies
County-Level Determinants of the Spatial Distribution of Taiwanese Direct Investment in Mainland China
This paper investigates whether and why the Taiwanese investors in mainland China are pursuing a different location selection strategy from other foreign direct investors. I find that, compared to the general foreign direct investors, Taiwanese direct investors seem to be more dependent on the autonomy of local governments, especially as investment in a locality increases
Gender and generosity: Does women's representation affect development cooperation
Does women's representation influence foreign (aid) policy? And, if so, is this best explained as a function of women's unique values or attributable to the impact of greater gender equality? Building on previous work, we investigate whether women's greater presence in political life – evidence of greater gender equality – is associated with greater generosity, or whether women's values and (some) women's ability to influence policy as ministers …
Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings, 2005-2009: Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings
Journal Article Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings, 2005–2009 Get access Marijke Breuning, Marijke Breuning University of North Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kelan Lu Kelan Lu University of North Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Perspectives, Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 242–254, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-…
Gender and generosity: Does women's representation affect development cooperation
Does women's representation influence foreign (aid) policy? And, if so, is this best explained as a function of women's unique values or attributable to the impact of greater gender equality? Building on previous work, we investigate whether women's greater presence in political life – evidence of greater gender equality – is associated with greater generosity, or whether women's values and (some) women's ability to influence policy as ministers …
The Politics of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the USA
Although recently Chinese investment in the USA has grown exponentially, it has not flowed equally among the US states. Controlling for popular explanations in the foreign direct investment literature, we carry out subnational analysis to assess the determinants of Chinese investment in the USA. Using a panel dataset for all states from 2006 to 2016, we find that Chinese firms are more attracted to states where Republican governors hold office. R…
Political Risk and Economic Sectors: Chinese Overseas Public and Private Investment in the Developing World
This article compares Chinese public and private overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) to determine how political risk affects an authoritarian developing country. Using panel data for up to 118 developing countries from 2003 to 2017, and studying different economic investment sectors (i.e., primary, secondary, and tertiary; energy/non-energy), we find that political risk has varying effects on Chinese overseas FDI. Chinese state firms appear …
The Politics of Chinese and US Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
In the foreign direct investment (FDI) literature, studies show that investors prefer low-risk host states. However, the research focuses on investors from developed country democracies, such as the United States, ignoring the rise of China, an authoritarian developing country that engages in public and private investment. This paper investigates Chinese state and private FDI in 127 developing countries from 2003 to 2017 to determine the effects …
Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings, 2005-2009: Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings
Journal Article Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings, 2005–2009 Get access Marijke Breuning, Marijke Breuning University of North Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kelan Lu Kelan Lu University of North Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Perspectives, Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 242–254, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-…
Rights, institutions, and Chinese investment abroad
China has rapidly become one of the leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI), though many aspects of Chinese capital remain under examined. In this study we analyze the sociopolitical determinants of Chinese FDI, paying particular attention to the role of human rights and democracy. We hypothesize that Chinese capital is drawn to host countries with worse human rights conditions, given the lack of sensitivity that Chinese firm…
County-Level Determinants of the Spatial Distribution of Taiwanese Direct Investment in Mainland China
This paper investigates whether and why the Taiwanese investors in mainland China are pursuing a different location selection strategy from other foreign direct investors. I find that, compared to the general foreign direct investors, Taiwanese direct investors seem to be more dependent on the autonomy of local governments, especially as investment in a locality increases
Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Income Inequality in the Developing World
Chinese and US Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Democracy in the Developing World
This paper integrates the political influence and foreign capital literatures and examines the association between United States and Chinese overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) and host states' political institutions. Using up to 109 developing countries from 2003 to 2019, and employing two-stage least squares selection modeling, we find negative and significant relationships between Chinese FDI and host states' democracy while US FDI has po…
The Effects of US Sanctions on Chinese Public and Private Overseas Foreign Direct Investment
The Spillover Effect of the Trade War between Adversarial Dyads: Evidence from the Sino-US Investment Relationship
Age and Turnout in Aging Societies
Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings, 2005-2009: Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings
Journal Article Participation by Women in ISA Annual Meetings, 2005–2009 Get access Marijke Breuning, Marijke Breuning University of North Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kelan Lu Kelan Lu University of North Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Perspectives, Volume 11, Issue 3, August 2010, Pages 242–254, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-…
Gender and generosity: Does women's representation affect development cooperation
Does women's representation influence foreign (aid) policy? And, if so, is this best explained as a function of women's unique values or attributable to the impact of greater gender equality? Building on previous work, we investigate whether women's greater presence in political life – evidence of greater gender equality – is associated with greater generosity, or whether women's values and (some) women's ability to influence policy as ministers …
County-Level Determinants of the Spatial Distribution of Taiwanese Direct Investment in Mainland China
This paper investigates whether and why the Taiwanese investors in mainland China are pursuing a different location selection strategy from other foreign direct investors. I find that, compared to the general foreign direct investors, Taiwanese direct investors seem to be more dependent on the autonomy of local governments, especially as investment in a locality increases
Age and Turnout in Aging Societies
Rights, institutions, and Chinese investment abroad
China has rapidly become one of the leading source countries for foreign direct investment (FDI), though many aspects of Chinese capital remain under examined. In this study we analyze the sociopolitical determinants of Chinese FDI, paying particular attention to the role of human rights and democracy. We hypothesize that Chinese capital is drawn to host countries with worse human rights conditions, given the lack of sensitivity that Chinese firm…
The Spillover Effect of the Trade War between Adversarial Dyads: Evidence from the Sino-US Investment Relationship
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Territorial Disputes between Adversarial States: Implications for Tsai Ing-wen’s “New Southbound Policy” and Taiwan’s Approach to Territorial Disputes in the South …
The Politics of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the USA
Although recently Chinese investment in the USA has grown exponentially, it has not flowed equally among the US states. Controlling for popular explanations in the foreign direct investment literature, we carry out subnational analysis to assess the determinants of Chinese investment in the USA. Using a panel dataset for all states from 2006 to 2016, we find that Chinese firms are more attracted to states where Republican governors hold office. R…
The Politics of Chinese and US Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
In the foreign direct investment (FDI) literature, studies show that investors prefer low-risk host states. However, the research focuses on investors from developed country democracies, such as the United States, ignoring the rise of China, an authoritarian developing country that engages in public and private investment. This paper investigates Chinese state and private FDI in 127 developing countries from 2003 to 2017 to determine the effects …
Political Risk and Economic Sectors: Chinese Overseas Public and Private Investment in the Developing World
This article compares Chinese public and private overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) to determine how political risk affects an authoritarian developing country. Using panel data for up to 118 developing countries from 2003 to 2017, and studying different economic investment sectors (i.e., primary, secondary, and tertiary; energy/non-energy), we find that political risk has varying effects on Chinese overseas FDI. Chinese state firms appear …
Political Risk and Sectoral Analysis: Foreign Direct Investment, Terrorism, and Extractive Industries in the Developing World
Domestic Political Unrest and Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment
The Effects of US Sanctions on Chinese Public and Private Overseas Foreign Direct Investment
Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Online Digital Freedom in Developing Countries
Although studies have shown China’s growing influence on developing countries’ policies, little empirical work has considered the relationship between Chinese overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) and host countries’ online digital freedom. Considering as many as 112 developing countries from 2003 to 2019, and using a two-stage least squares selection modeling approach, we find an association between Chinese FDI and four types of limits on onl…
Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Income Inequality in the Developing World
Friend or Foe? Partisanship, Rivalry, and Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Objective This article revisits how political partisanship and home and host‐state relations affect foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Method We use panel data for overseas Chinese and South Korean FDI into the United States from as early as 2006 to 2022. Results We observe differences in Chinese and South Korean FDI, finding that Chinese firms prefer Republican‐governed states because of the lower economic costs and higher political safety…
Chinese and US Overseas Foreign Direct Investment and Democracy in the Developing World
This paper integrates the political influence and foreign capital literatures and examines the association between United States and Chinese overseas foreign direct investment (FDI) and host states' political institutions. Using up to 109 developing countries from 2003 to 2019, and employing two-stage least squares selection modeling, we find negative and significant relationships between Chinese FDI and host states' democracy while US FDI has po…
The Effect of Sexual Violence on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment
While much scholarship finds that political risk discourages foreign direct investment (FDI), some studies report that foreign firms frequently increase their investment in high-risk countries. We investigate whether overseas investors are risk-averse or risk-tolerant based on investment flows into host countries whose governments have perpetrated sexual violence, indicating a high-risk environment. Examining Chinese overseas FDI in up to 108 dev…
Terrorism and U.S. and Chinese Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in the Developing World
Much scholarship finds a negative but inconsistent statistical relationship between host‐state terrorism and overseas foreign direct investment (FDI). However, empirical studies generally have not investigated terrorism in the context of Chinese overseas FDI. Comparing United States and Chinese overseas FDI for up to 107 developing countries from 2004–2018, and using a Two‐Stage‐Difference‐in‐Difference approach as well as a dynamic panel data an…
Political science (16 works) · Economics (15 works) · Foreign direct investment (15 works) · International Business and FDI (12 works) · China (11 works) · Business (10 works) · International Development and Aid (9 works) · Politics (9 works) · Global trade and economics (8 works) · International trade (8 works)