Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Markets : Evidence from Ethiopia

Deininger, Klaus ; Ali, Daniel Ayalew ; Alemu, Tekie

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO INFORMATION;    ACCESS TO LAND;    AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;    AGRICULTURE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4764
RP-ID  :  WPS4764

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Although early attempts at land titlingin Africa were often unsuccessful, the need to secure rightsin view of increased demand for land, options forregistration of a continuum of individual or communal rightsunder new laws, and the scope for reducing costs bycombining information technology with participatory methodshave led to renewed interest. This paper uses adifference-in-difference approach to assess economic impactsof a low-cost registration program in Ethiopia that, over 5years, covered some 20 million parcels. Despite policyconstraints, the program increased tenure security,land-related investment, and rental market participation andyielded benefits significantly above the cost of implementation.