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The Effect of Foreign Investment on the Real Estate Industry in China

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  • Dianchun Jiang

    (Institute of International Economics, Nankai University, Tanjin, P.R. China)

  • Jean Jinghan Chen

    (School of Land and Construction Management, University of Greenwich, Oakfield Lane, Dartford, DA1 2SZ, UK, j.chen@gre.ac.uk)

  • David Isaac

    (Real Estate Management and Head of Property and Land Management, University of Greenwich, Oakfield Lane, Dartford, DA1 2SZ, UK, d.isaac@gre.ac.uk.)

Abstract

This paper discusses the development of real estate industry in China in recent years. It argues that Hayek's theory of economic fluctuations can help to explain the contraction of the real estate market in 1994 in China as a whole. However, as a theory of the closed economy, Hayek's theory is found to be no longer robust when applied to cities where there is heavy foreign direct investment, such as Shanghai. We believe that it is the foreign direct investment that is making the real estate industry in Shanghai perform well, despite the government's tight monetary policy and the contraction of the industry in other parts of the country over the same period. The paper also argues that, while most foreign investment in real estate is classified as direct investment, it is very different from 'typical' foreign direct investment except in form and in fact shares most of the characteristics of portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment in real estate reflects the imperfections of China's capital markets.

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  • Dianchun Jiang & Jean Jinghan Chen & David Isaac, 1998. "The Effect of Foreign Investment on the Real Estate Industry in China," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 35(11), pages 2101-2110, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:35:y:1998:i:11:p:2101-2110
    DOI: 10.1080/0042098984024
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    1. Peng Wang & Xiaoyan Lin & Dajun Dai, 2017. "Spatiotemporal Agglomeration of Real-Estate Industry in Guangzhou, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-15, August.
    2. Yan Liang, 2007. "Does Foreign Direct Investment Provide Desirable Development Finance? The Case of China," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 15(2), pages 104-120, March.
    3. Yusuf, Shahid & Weiping Wu, 2001. "Shanghai rising in a globalizing world," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2617, The World Bank.

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