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Infrastructure REITs and the default risk of SOEs in China

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  • Wenkai Kong
  • Yiqin Mei
  • Kaibei Lin
  • Yiyao Xu

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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in China’s infrastructure-based real estate investment trusts (REITs) pilot. This study summarises the characteristics of the nascent REIT regime and examines the impact of REIT-related financing on default risk among SOEs focused on infrastructure investments. It utilises the expected default frequency (EDF) based on the KMV model to measure the default risk. A panel model and propensity score-matching difference-in-differences method (PSM-DID) are employed for empirical analysis. The results show that issuing REITs could heighten SOEs’ short-term default risk due to overinvestment and a reduction in mature assets. Additionally, motivation behind SOEs issuing REITs and other potential risks in establishing a new market segment are discussed. This study provides valuable insights for SOEs issuing REITs for infrastructure investments and contributes to the research on sustainable development of SOEs and infrastructure.

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  • Wenkai Kong & Yiqin Mei & Kaibei Lin & Yiyao Xu, 2025. "Infrastructure REITs and the default risk of SOEs in China," Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(2), pages 143-164, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jocebs:v:23:y:2025:i:2:p:143-164
    DOI: 10.1080/14765284.2024.2435225
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