Delinking land rights from land use: Certification and migration in Mexico.

De Janvry, Alain.

Emerick, Kyle.

Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco, 1979-

Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 1945-

2015.

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  • In many developing countries property rights over rural land are maintained through continuous personal use instead of by land titles. We show that removing the link between land use and land rights through the issuance of ownership certificates can result in large-scale adjustments to labor and land allocations. Using the rollout of the Mexican land certification program from 1993 to 2006, we find ... read more
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  • De Janvry, A., Emerick, K., Gonzalez-Navarro, M., & Sadoulet, E. (2015). Delinking Land Rights from Land Use: Certification and Migration in Mexico. American Economic Review, 105(10), 3125-3149. doi:10.1257/aer.20130853.
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