Property Rights and Productivity: The Case of Joint Land Titling in Vietnam

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This paper explores the effect of land titling on agricultural productivity in Vietnam and the productivity effects of single versus joint titling for husband and wife. Using a plot-fixed-effects approach our results show that obtaining a land title is associated with higher yields, for both individually and jointly held titles. We conclude that there is no tradeoff between joint titling and productivity, and so joint titles are potentially an effective way to improve women’s bargaining power within the household with no associated efficiency losses.
Original languageEnglish
JournalLand Economics
Volume91
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)91-105
Number of pages15
ISSN0023-7639
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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