A report from AidData exploring how Beijing has become a go-to source of development finance and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines. In Beijing’s Big Bet on the Philippines, we meticulously piece together data from multiple sources to assess the money, relationships, and outcomes from two decades of PRC investment.
In this book chapter, AidData researchers explore the power of geospatial impact evaluations owing to the integration of remotely sensed data into IE through three diverse use cases from Afghanistan and Mail, affected by both conflict and climate change.
AidData releases the results of its 2022-2023 "Perceptions of Chinese Overseas Development Survey" (BRI Perceptions Survey), which underscores Beijing’s durability as a preferred infrastructure partner and the path dependence of its investments.
In partnership with GRI and the Gates Global Policy Center (GGPC) led by William & Mary's Chancellor and Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, AidData produced an original research report addressing a single, overarching question: What concrete actions can the United States take to reimagine its approach to, and administration of, developmental assistance in an era of intensifying great power competition?
New report from AidData provides myth-busting evidence about the changing nature, scale, and scope of China’s overseas development program.
