In this project I am analyzing China's use of foreign direct investment, especially any investment that is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative. The project is largley descriptive in nature although I do use some statistical modeling in the form of regressions to demonstrate what economic and political factors may influence Chinese investment decisions.
You can see the website itself here
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All code for this project can be found under the "Code" file.
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A pdf summary of this project can be found under the "PDF" file.
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The code and essential figures for the website can be found under the file labelled "China_and_BRI".
The data sets for the project are the following:
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American Enterprise Foundation’s Global Investment Tracker: https://www.aei.org/china-global-investment-tracker/
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The World Bank’s GDP (PPP) Data: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD
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Freedom House’s Political Rights Index: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018
My name is Cian Stryker and I am a graduate student at Harvard University. I am pursuing a Master’s in Russian, Eastern European, and Central Asian studies with a focus on the Digital Silk Road, or the digital aspect of the Belt and Road Initiative. I am especially interested in the digital expansion of Chinese technology and data management systems in Central Asia. This report was the final project for my ‘Data’ class at Harvard (GOV 1005).