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The Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resources: Evidence from Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorAgyei-Holmes, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorBuehren, Niklas
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.authorOsei, Robert
dc.contributor.authorOsei-Akoto, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorUdry, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-03T15:06:12Z
dc.date.available2020-09-03T15:06:12Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractSmallholder farmers' investment decisions and the efficiency of resource allocation depend on the security of land tenure. This paper develops a simple model that captures essential institutional features of rural land markets in Ghana, including the dependence of future rights over land on current cultivation and land rental decisions. The model predictions guide the evaluation of a pilot land titling intervention that took place in an urbanizing area located in the Central Region of Ghana. The evaluation is based on a regression discontinuity design combined with three rounds of household survey data collected over a period of six years. The analysis finds strong markers for the program's success in registering land in the targeted program area. However, land registration does not translate into agricultural investments or increased credit taking. Instead, treated households decrease their amount of agricultural labor, accompanied by only a small reduction of agricultural production and no changes in productivity. In line with this result, households decrease their landholdings amid a surge in land valuations. The analysis uncovers important within-household differences in how women and men respond differentially to the program. There appears to be a general shift to nonfarm economic activities, and women's business profits increased considerably.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/789321598973160923/The-Effects-of-Land-Title-Registration-on-Tenure-Security-Investment-and-the-Allocation-of-Productive-Resources-Evidence-from-Ghana
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9376
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34423
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9376
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectSMALLHOLDERS
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectRURAL LAND MARKET
dc.subjectLAND RENTAL
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectNON-FARM ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAfrica Gender Policy
dc.subjectAfrica Gender Innovation Lab
dc.subjectWomen and Property Rights
dc.titleThe Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resourcesen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Ghanaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Effects of Land Title Registration on Tenure Security, Investment and the Allocation of Productive Resources : Evidence from Ghana
okr.date.disclosure2020-09-01
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/789321598973160923/The-Effects-of-Land-Title-Registration-on-Tenure-Security-Investment-and-the-Allocation-of-Productive-Resources-Evidence-from-Ghana
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32371329
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
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okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Administration
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Use and Policies
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Labor Markets
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Land Policies for Poverty Reduction
okr.topicGender::Gender and Rural Development
okr.unitGender Innovation Lab, Africa Region
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