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dc.titleLand Accumulation Dynamics in Developing Country Agriculture
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Heath
dc.contributor.authorCorral, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorSimning, Eric
dc.contributor.authorWinters, Paul
dc.contributor.orgunitOffice of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness
dc.coverageParaguay
dc.date.available2014-07-21T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2014-07-21T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding land accumulation dynamics is relevant for policy makers interested in the economic effects of land inequality in developing country agriculture. We thus explore and simultaneously test the leading theories of microlevel land accumulation dynamics using unique panel data from Paraguay. The results suggest that farm growth varies systematically with farm size --a formal rejection of stochasticgrowth theories (that is, Gibrat's Law)-- and that titled land area may have considerable infuence on land accumulation. Furthermore, our estimates indicate that a dualistic agrarian structure is the likely product of the unfettered operation of land markets.
dc.format.extent34
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011644
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Land-Accumulation-Dynamics-in-Developing-Country-Agriculture.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectLand Titling
dc.subjectLand Tenure
dc.subjectAgricultural Policies
dc.subject.jelcodeC23 - Panel Data Models • Spatio-temporal Models
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeQ15 - Land Ownership and Tenure • Land Reform • Land Use • Irrigation • Agriculture and Environment
dc.subject.keywordsParaguay;Dynamic panel models;Land inequality;Land accumulation;Farm growth
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationBK-A1467
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