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The impact of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment on the comparative advantage of the Belt and Road countries

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  • Yanyan Sun
  • Kunling Zhang
  • Song Zhang

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The present study investigates the impact of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) on the comparative advantage (CA) of the Belt and Road countries (BRCs). This study uses the national-level panel data of Chinese OFDI flowing into 62 BRCs and disaggregated sectoral data from BRCs categorised by factor intensity from 2003 to 2017 and applies dynamic system generalised method-of-moments (GMM) estimators with instrument variables. The findings suggest that Chinese OFDI has a strong positive effect on the CA of BRCs in natural resource-intensive industries, a relatively weak positive effect on the CA of BRCs in labour-intensive textile, garment and footwear sectors, and a negative effect on the CA of BRCs in other labour-intensive sectors. Additionally, Chinese OFDI has a negative effect on the CA of BRCs in capital- and technology-intensive sectors, but the impact is positive in high-income BRCs. In contrast, non-Chinese OFDI shows a negative effect on the CA of BRCs in the natural resource industry, while non-Chinese OFDI significantly promotes labour-intensive industry and capital technology-intensive industry. Under the Belt and Road Initiative, BRCs are required to facilitate or prioritize Chinese investment in sectors complying with their own development strategies and resource endowments.

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  • Yanyan Sun & Kunling Zhang & Song Zhang, 2023. "The impact of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment on the comparative advantage of the Belt and Road countries," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 1251-1285, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:28:y:2023:i:3:p:1251-1285
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2021.1950114
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