Le Rossignol, Etienne; Lowes, Sara; Montero, Eduardo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
We study a fundamental institution in many societies: the structure of property rights over land. Across societies … - the time needed to leave land uncultivated to restore fertility - led to a higher prevalence of communal property rights … property rights both historically and presently. We then examine the implications for efforts to title land. We find that World …