China in Tax Havens
We document the rise of China in offshore capital markets. Chinese firms use global tax havens to access foreign capital both in equity and bond markets. In the last twenty years, China's presence went from raising a negligible amount of capital in these markets to accounting for more than half of equity issuance and around a fifth of global corporate bonds outstanding in tax havens. Using rich micro data, we show that a range of Chinese firms, including both tech giants and SOEs, use these offshore centers. We conclude by discussing the macroeconomic and financial stability implications of these patterns.
Non-Technical Summaries
- Tax havens are increasingly the avenue for emerging market countries, particularly China, to raise money from foreign investors. Many...
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Christopher Clayton & Antonio Coppola & Amanda Dos Santos & Matteo Maggiori & Jesse Schreger, 2023. "China in Tax Havens," AEA Papers and Proceedings, vol 113, pages 114-119. citation courtesy of 
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