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Vera Eichenauer
Vera Eichenauer is a post-doctoral researcher at KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich. Her research focuses on economic development and growth, emerging donors' activities in developing countries, natural disasters, and the consequences of peaceful secessions. She received her PhD from the University of Heidelberg and her MA from Sciences Po, Paris.Vera Eichenauer is a post-doctoral researcher at KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich. Her research focuses on economic development and growth, emerging donors' activities in developing countries, natural disasters, and the consequences of peaceful secessions. She received her PhD from the University of Heidelberg and her MA from Sciences Po, Paris.
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Safeguarding strategic interests with development finance? India's response to China's expanding footprint in the Global South
Studies have suggested that both India and China use grants and concessional loans as a means to gain favour with developing countries. Using 2007-2014 data on development projects implemented by the two economies, this article shows that India tends to make financial commitments and increase its local presence as a response to China’s development activities, in order to compete for commercial influence.
