Thomas Jefferson's agrarian vision and the changing nature of property -- The dialectics of government land policies (1785-1862) -- The dialectics of government land policies on arid land -- Multidimensional land -- Wilderness

Does ownership status of agricultural land determine farmers' soil use behaviour? Why (not)? We investigate this old question using multiple methods and data. We apply econometric analysis to plot-level data to determine whether planting decisions differ between rented and owned plots. In...