Firm’s Source Country or Project Characteristics? Survey Experiments on Preferences for Chinese Investment in the Global South

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ID12907214
AuthorsDavid J Bulman (0000-0003-3370-3717, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Ning Leng (0000-0002-1015-5749, Georgetown University), Kerry Ratigan (0000-0001-7736-5284, Amherst College)
Year2025
Volume18
Issue3
Pages267-293
Publication date2025-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Chinese Journal of International Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1750-8916 • E-ISSN: 1750-8924
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/cjip/poaf006
OpenAlexW4410875018
LanguageEN
Citations received2

Do individuals favor a particular foreign investment project based mainly on the investing company’s source country or the characteristics of the investment project? We know surprisingly little about this question, particularly in the Global South, an increasingly important destination for foreign investment. Employing conjoint analysis and informational text treatments, our pre-registered study investigates how the public assesses Chinese investment, the extent to which source country and project characteristics shape preferences, and the implications of Chinese investor behavior for preferences for cooperation with China. We find that, against conventional wisdom, Global South publics do not discriminate against Chinese investment projects. We reveal the determinants of preferences toward Chinese investment in 10 middle-income democracies in Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia (N = 20 001). This research contributes to the literatures on foreign investment preference formation and global Chinese investment, a phenomenon with profound geopolitical implications

Business · Economics · Economy · Investment (military · Political science · Global trade and economics · International Business and FDI · International Development and Aid · Law

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