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A Thumb On The Scale: Chinese Investment And Influence In Ecuador And Colombia, Christina Pendergrast
A Thumb On The Scale: Chinese Investment And Influence In Ecuador And Colombia, Christina Pendergrast
Honors Theses
Over the past two decades, Chinese involvement in the developing world has increased dramatically, raising concerns over the intentions behind the provision of development packages. Critics have accused China of a practice known as debt-trap diplomacy, a method of ensnaring less developed nations by providing more loans than those nations have the ability to feasibly pay back. While China denies that their loan and investment packages are provided with any ulterior motive, the influence held by an investor like China has the potential to impact these partner countries for decades to come. In light of the scope of China’s role …
Effects Of Exposure To Chinese Imports On School Spending And Revenue From Property Tax, Yilei Bao
Effects Of Exposure To Chinese Imports On School Spending And Revenue From Property Tax, Yilei Bao
Honors Theses
I analyze the effect of exposure to Chinese import competition on school revenues per student from property tax, from local sources, and school expenditures per student in 676 Commuting Zones (CZ) from 1990 to 2007. I discover a negative relationship on the CZ level between exposure per worker to Chinese import competition and school expenditure per student, as well as school revenue per student from local sources. In contrast, impact on school revenue per student from property tax is not statistically significant. On average, in a given period, an increase of 1000 dollars in import exposure is related to a …