On the determinants of public infrastructure spending in Chinese cities
A spatial econometric perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12008084 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yihua Yu (0000-0003-2709-6092, Renmin University of China), Li Zhang (0000-0002-4441-5131, Central University of Finance and Economics), Langrang Zhang (0009-0001-7157-3573, Academy of Public Finance and Public Policy, Central University of Finance and Economics, China), Fanghua Li (0000-0003-3183-9995, Renmin University of China), Xinye Zheng (0000-0002-4422-7528, Renmin University of China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 458-467 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.soscij.2011.05.006 |
| OpenAlex | W2024544663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 26 |
In the context of fiscal decentralization, we use cross-sectional data of 242 Chinese cities in 2005 to explore the major factors contributing to the decline of public investment. The main finding is that a city government appears to reduce its own infrastructure spending as a response to the rise of infrastructure spending of its neighboring cities, revealing evidence of positive spillover effects of public infrastructure expenditure. This paper contributes to the existing literature by providing a new perspective for understanding the decline in public investment. In addition, this paper sheds some light on the ongoing debate on the nature of government competition in China and has important implications for policy makers in making fiscal arrangements among government tiers in a decentralized economy
China · Competition (biology · Context (archaeology · Decentralization · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Government spending · Investment (military · Macroeconomics · Market economy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public expenditure · Public finance · Public fund · Public investment · Public spending · Spillover effect · Welfare · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |