Akee, Randall; Jorgensen, Miriam - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 116-125
may not be used as collateral. We exploit the uniform and equal distribution of land between the Agua Caliente tribe and … non-Indians in Palm Springs, CA in our analysis. Due to the General Allotment Act of 1887, the land was divided in a …-numbered parcels (held in fee-simple status) were sold to non-Indians. Because of this, we overcome the usual land quality selection …