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Evolution of land distribution in West Bengal 1967–2004: Role of land reform and demographic changes
Bardhan, Pranab; Luca, Michael; Mookherjee, Dilip; … - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 171-190
This paper studies how land reform and population growth affect land inequality and landlessness, focusing particularly on indirect effects owing to their influence on household divisions and land market transactions. Theoretical predictions of a model of household division and land transactions...
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Identifying non-cooperative behavior among spouses: Child outcomes in migrant-sending households
Chen, Joyce J. - In: Journal of Development Economics 100 (2013) 1, pp. 1-18
household labor for both children and mothers and, if migration occurs in response to a negative shock, we should observe an … by an increase in mothers' bargaining power, as children's human capital is not affected by migration, controlling for …
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Property rights, land liquidity, and internal migration
Chernina, Eugenia; Castañeda Dower, Paul; Markevich, Andrei - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 191-215
Russian Empire. We propose that this dramatic migration was rooted in institutional changes initiated by the 1906 Stolypin … conditions in the reform area. However, this titling reform increased land liquidity and actually promoted migration by easing …-in-differences analysis on a panel of province-level data that describe migration and economic conditions. We find that the reform had a …
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The political economy of educational content and development: Lessons from history
Cantoni, Davide; Yuchtman, Noam - In: Journal of Development Economics 104 (2013) C, pp. 233-244
Beyond years of schooling, educational content can play an important role in the process of economic development. Individuals' choices of educational content are often shaped by the political economy of government policies that determine the incentives to acquire various skills. We first present...
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Keep your friends close: The effect of local social networks on child human capital outcomes
Adelman, Sarah - In: Journal of Development Economics 103 (2013) C, pp. 284-298
Social networks can affect demand for human capital investments by relaxing household time or budget constraints or by defining and reinforcing human capital preferences. However, empirically identifying the effect of social networks on human capital investment is usually problematic because...
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Intrahousehold distribution and poverty: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire
Bargain, Olivier; Donni, Olivier; Kwenda, Prudence - In: Journal of Development Economics 107 (2014) C, pp. 262-276
Poverty measures often ignore the distribution of resources within families and the gains from joint consumption. In this paper, we estimate the allocation process and adult economies of scale in households from Côte d'Ivoire using a collective model of household consumption. Identification...
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Do household definitions matter in survey design? Results from a randomized survey experiment in Mali
Beaman, Lori; Dillon, Andrew - In: Journal of Development Economics 98 (2012) 1, pp. 124-135
Household definitions used in multi-topic household surveys vary between surveys but have potentially significant implications for household composition, production, and poverty statistics. Standard definitions of the household usually include some intersection of keywords relating to residency...
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Do giant oilfield discoveries fuel internal armed conflicts?
Lei, Yu-Hsiang; Michaels, Guy - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 139-157
We use new data to examine the effects of giant oilfield discoveries around the world since 1946. On average, these discoveries increase per capita oil production and oil exports by up to 50%. But these giant oilfield discoveries also have a dark side: they increase the incidence of internal...
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Poverty and land redistribution
Keswell, Malcolm; Carter, Michael R. - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 250-261
Despite a theoretical literature that promises that land transfers will have large impacts on the well-being of poor households, well-identified empirical evidence on the efficacy of land redistribution is scarce. In an effort to fill this gap, this paper examines South Africa's Land...
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Are land reforms granting complete property rights politically risky? Electoral outcomes of Mexico's certification program
de Janvry, Alain; Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco; Sadoulet, … - In: Journal of Development Economics 110 (2014) C, pp. 216-225
What is the impact on voting behavior of strengthening property rights over agricultural land? To answer this question, we use the 14-year nationwide rollout of Mexico's land certification program (Procede) and match affected communities (ejidos) before and after the change in property rights...
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