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Absentee Landlords and Land Tenancy

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dc.contributor.authorKhamis, Melanie
dc.contributor.authorMaertens, Annemie
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Siddharth
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-16T18:44:25Z
dc.date.available2024-08-16T18:44:25Z
dc.date.issued2024-08-16
dc.description.abstractInternal migration and structural transformation are strongly interrelated. This paper uses Indian data spanning 2001–13 to examine a little-known aspect of this relationship: how migration affects agricultural land rental contracts. Building on anecdotal evidence and theory, the paper hypothesizes that as landlords migrate away, their choice of contract for tenant-cultivators changes from sharecropping to fixed rent. Using a shift-share instrument that exploits information on bilateral migration flows between districts, the paper shows that migration increased fixed rent tenancy and contract formalization. Given the continued importance of agricultural land rental markets, these findings have significant implications for rural efficiency and equity in developing countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099714508122428668/IDU158ac0ba81cebc14b9c1a2c5174166a570eb1
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10865
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42053
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10865
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectLAND TENANCY
dc.subjectSHARECROPPING
dc.subjectLAND RENT
dc.subjectINDIA
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSDG 11
dc.titleAbsentee Landlords and Land Tenancyen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleAbsentee Landlords and Land Tenancy
okr.date.disclosure2024-08-16
okr.date.lastmodified2024-08-12T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099714508122428668/IDU158ac0ba81cebc14b9c1a2c5174166a570eb1
okr.guid099714508122428668
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-58ac0ba8-cebc-4b9c-a2c5-74166a570eb1
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10865
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10865
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34376449
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34376449
okr.identifier.reportWPS10865
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099714508122428668/pdf/IDU158ac0ba81cebc14b9c1a2c5174166a570eb1.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Administration
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Use and Policies
okr.topicAgriculture::Agriculture & Farming Systems
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Administration
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (SARCE)
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