Assessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia

dc.creatorAlemu, Tekie
dc.creatorDeininger, Klaus
dc.creatorAli, Daniel Ayalew
dc.date2012-06-08T18:37:35Z
dc.date2012-06-08T18:37:35Z
dc.date2007-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:20:06Z
dc.descriptionAlthough a large theoretical literature discusses the possible inefficiency of sharecropping contracts, the empirical evidence on this phenomenon has been ambiguous at best. Household-level fixed-effect estimates from about 8,500 plots operated by households that own and sharecrop land in the Ethiopian highlands provide support for the hypothesis of Marshallian inefficiency. At the same time, a factor adjustment model suggests that the extent to which rental markets allow households to attain their desired operational holding size is extremely limited. Our analysis points towards factor market imperfections (no rental for oxen), lack of alternative employment opportunities, and tenure insecurity as possible reasons underlying such behavior, suggesting that, rather than worrying almost exclusively about Marshallian inefficiency, it is equally warranted to give due attention to the policy framework within which land rental markets operate.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8880225/assessing-functioning-land-rental-markets-ethiopia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7556
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4442
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417149
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4442
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF LAND
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEFFICIENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMINENT DOMAIN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEVICTIONS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCENTIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectIRRIGATED LAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLAND LEASING
dc.subjectLAND MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND QUALITY
dc.subjectLAND REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND RENTAL
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND SETTLEMENT
dc.subjectLAND TENANCY
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDLORDS
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectMORAL HAZARD
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectPERFECT MARKETS
dc.subjectPOINTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectRESIDUAL RISK
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK NEUTRAL
dc.subjectRURAL LAND USE
dc.subjectSHARECROPPING
dc.subjectSITES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTENANTS
dc.subjectTOPOGRAPHY
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectUTILITY MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectVARIABLE INPUTS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.titleAssessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia

Archivos

Colecciones