On the determinants of public infrastructure spending in Chinese cities: A spatial econometric perspective
- 30 September 2011
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in The Social Science Journal
- Vol. 48 (3), 458-467
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2011.05.006
Abstract
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.Keywords
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