Property Rights in a Very Poor Country : Tenure Insecurity and Investment in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorDercon, Stefan
dc.creatorAli, Daniel Ayalew
dc.creatorGautam, Madhur
dc.date2012-06-06T21:50:59Z
dc.date2012-06-06T21:50:59Z
dc.date2007-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:00:15Z
dc.descriptionThis paper provides evidence from one of the poorest countries of the world that the property rights matter for efficiency, investment, and growth. With all land state-owned, the threat of land redistribution never appears far off the agenda. Land rental and leasing have been made legal, but transfer rights remain restricted and the perception of continuing tenure insecurity remains quite strong. Using a unique panel data set, this study investigates whether transfer rights and tenure insecurity affect household investment decisions, focusing on trees and shrubs. The panel data estimates suggest that limited perceived transfer rights, and the threat of expropriation, negatively affect long-term investment in Ethiopian agriculture, contributing to the low returns from land and perpetuating low growth and poverty.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8340484/property-rights-very-poor-country-tenure-insecurity-investment-ethiopia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7361
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4363
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414097
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4363
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.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF LAND
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATION
dc.subjectCLIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEUCALYPTUS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectHAZARD
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectLAND ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLAND LEASE
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND MARKET
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND POLICY
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND QUALITY
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND RIGHT
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TENURE SECURITY
dc.subjectLAND TENURE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectLEASING
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPOINTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectTENURE
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWOODLOTS
dc.titleProperty Rights in a Very Poor Country : Tenure Insecurity and Investment in Ethiopia

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