We exploit substantial variation in land-market institutions across Indian states and detailed micro household …-level panel data to assess the effect of distortions in land rental markets on agricultural productivity. We provide empirical … evidence that states with more rental-market activity feature less misallocation and reallocate land more efficiently over time …

This paper reports on the results of a land market assessment conducted in the Chennai Metropolitan Area in India. It … provides detailed spatially disaggregated information on land use, population, and housing and land values for the metropolitan … approach is provided by Dowall (1995).1 The CMDA was responsible for compiling detailed archival land-use information for the …

There is growing research literature on urban land and housing markets in India. Over the past five years, detailed … studies have been carried out on urban land market dynamics in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi. Taken together, these studies … provide detailed assessments of urban land development in India, and explore the various effects of urban planning and …

Although opinions on impacts of land market transfers are sharply divided, few studies explore the welfare and … productivity effects of land markets on a larger scale. This paper uses a large Indian panel spanning almost 20 years, together … with a climatic shock (rainfall) indicator, to assess the productivity and equity effects of market-mediated land transfers …