We exploit a large-scale land titling reform in China that clearly entitles rural households to
land rights by issuing uniform land use certificates and study how this impacted …

This article examines the impact of a property rights reform in rural China that allowed
farmers to lease out their land. We find the reform led to increases in land rental activity in …

When and why do people obey political authority when it runs against their own interests to
do so? This book is about the channels beyond direct repression through which China's …

Despite small landholdings, a high degree of land fragmentation, and rising labor costs,
agricultural production in China has steadily increased. If one treats the farm household as …

Movement of labor from agriculture to nonagriculture and the associated increase in farm
size through structural transformation are at the core of economic development. We conduct …

Although Adam Smith (1776) and Alfred at least for large machines, pay off to farmers.
Marshall (1920) emphasized the gains from Thus the path to efficient mechanization must …

The developmental impact of institutions to establish and maintain secure property rights to
land has been a subject of much debate. The authors review the literature on the impact of …

While early attempts at land titling in Africa were often unsuccessful, factors such as new
legislation, low-cost methods, and increasing demand for land have generated renewed …

Political decentralization is often argued to strengthen political accountability by bringing
government closer to the people. Social and civic institutions at the local level, such as …

Employing 2015 and 2017 CFD data, this paper studies how the new round of a land
certification program that aims to provide secure land titles for farmers has affected factor …