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AidData's Ameya Joshi recently explored U.S. and Chinese investments in Angola, the largest recipient of Chinese development finance in Africa since 2000. With the future of U.S. foreign aid uncertain, how might Angola respond? Read the blog: aiddata.org/blog/how-can-a….

📢 Happening now! Drawing from AidData's research on #China's global development finance & its foreign policy influence, AidData's Samantha Custer is providing testimony today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Tune in: foreign.senate.gov/hearings/prc-i…

🌱Despite the fact that #agriculture is a data-driven enterprise, only a small % of climate-smart development policies and programs receive systematic study. Earlier this year, AidData convened experts at a #GeoField workshop to change that. Learn more: aiddata.org/blog/mapping-t…

Does Beijing-financed transportation infrastructure decrease economic inequality in the Global South? Drawing on 15 years of research, a new article by AidData researchers and others in the Journal of Urban Economics has an answer. Read it here: aiddata.org/publications/c…

How are economic sanctions levied by the U.S. perceived abroad? AidData’s Sam Custer and other researchers analyzed over 350 articles on sanctions to understand how themes differed in low- and middle-income (LMIC) versus high-income (HIC) countries. aiddata.org/publications/u…

From our beginnings in the basement of Boswell Hall at William & Mary, AidData at William & Mary Global Research Institute has come a long way! To support us on #OneTribeOneDay, go to wm.edu/offices/global…, select AidData, then under Designation select "AidData - General Operations (3885)." Thank you!

🌍 We're hiring! AidData is seeking a full-time Research Data Associate for a 6-month term to support the Tracking Underreported Financial Flows (TUFF) unit studying loans issued by Chinese official sector institutions. For more or to apply: aiddata.org/join-the-team/….

AidData’s report finds that, of the $59.9 billion China loaned to low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2021, nearly a quarter went to just one country: The Democratic Republic of the Congo. See our mine profiles here: aiddata.org/publications/p…

AidData has significantly expanded our global "Listening to Leaders" survey—from 126 countries in 2014, to 148 by 2024. What did we hear from thousands of Global South leaders? See our blog + new report: aiddata.org/blog/global-so… William & Mary Global Research Institute #MapMonday #research #surveys #maps

AidData finds that traditional suppliers of development finance continued to dominate Global South leaders’ rankings of influence and helpfulness in 2024—but many of those same donors are now retreating, as seen below. See how foreign aid may evolve: aiddata.org/blog/global-so….

With the downsizing of the U.S.'s development portfolio, many are asking: will China step into the breach? “China is unlikely to try to mimic or replace America,” said AidData's Samantha Custer in her recent DW News interview. Learn why: youtu.be/jUqh1MIOOaY?fe…

How can we determine the impacts of infrastructure investments quickly and cost-effectively? In our GIEs, AidData uses high-frequency satellite imagery to measure the effects of projects with nighttime lights as one proxy for development. aiddata.org/infrastructure

Global development finance is in flux, but financing infrastructure remains a priority for many countries. To help, AidData hosted a panel exploring how Indo-Pacific countries can bargain for better deals from their development partners. Read our blog: aiddata.org/blog/as-develo…

From 2014 to 2021, China and the U.S. provided development finance differently: the U.S. tended to provide Official Development Assistance (ODA), or "aid,” while most of China’s portfolio has come as Other Official Finance (OOF), like loans. Read here: aiddata.org/publications/i…

The development finance sector is changing. To understand how Indo-Pacific countries can bargain for better deals with their development partners in the midst of the disruption, AidData of William & Mary Global Research Institute hosted a discussion William & Mary Washington Center Watch the full video: youtu.be/QfCepjOxy3g?fe…

AidData at William & Mary Global Research Institute is hiring William & Mary undergraduate researchers for two roles! The first involves working with our Tracking Underreported Financial Flows (TUFF) team and the second focuses on geospatial analysis. Learn more and apply: aiddata.org/join-the-team

“China now accounts for 53.39% of global shipbuilding,” notes AidData's Lea Thome. Her recent blog post outlines how China uses development finance to boost its domestic shipbuilding industry--and achieve strategic aims. Read her blog: aiddata.org/blog/how-china…

While China has made larger investments into global health in recent years, an article in Bloomberg citing AidData's research finds it unlikely China will replicate the U.S.’s health portfolio in response to cuts. See how Bloomberg used our data: aiddata.org/in-the-news/ch…

Transition minerals are critical for clean energy, modern defense, and the manufacturing of electronics. China has a dominant position in their supply chain, but how has Beijing acquired the mines producing these minerals? Watch our video: youtu.be/TYYmSml9-VE?fe…