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Assessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorAli, Daniel Ayalew
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-30T07:33:41Z
dc.date.available2012-03-30T07:33:41Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractAlthough a large theoretical literature discusses the possible inefficiency of sharecropping contracts, 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 limited. Our analysis points toward factor market imperfections (no rental for oxen), lack of alternative employment opportunities, and tenure insecurity as possible reasons underlying such an outcome. They suggest that, rather than worrying only about Marshallian inefficiency, attention to the broader environment and policy framework within which producers can adjust to their optimum operational area will be warranted.en
dc.identifier.citationEconomic Development and Cultural Change
dc.identifier.issn00130079
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5614
dc.language.isoEN
dc.relation.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectCost
dc.subjectCapital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity
dc.subjectCapacity D240
dc.subjectEconomic Development: Agriculture
dc.subjectNatural Resources
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectOther Primary Products O130
dc.subjectLand Ownership and Tenure
dc.subjectLand Reform
dc.subjectLand Use
dc.subjectIrrigation
dc.subjectAgriculture and Environment Q150
dc.subjectAgricultural Policy
dc.subjectFood Policy Q180
dc.titleAssessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopiaen
dc.title.alternativeEconomic Development and Cultural Changeen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum536
okr.journal.nbpages67-100
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryEthiopia
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okr.volume57
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