Titling and the value of land in Tanzania
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We use household survey data to investigate the relation-ship between formal, private property rights to agriculturalland and agricultural investment, land valuation and accessto credit in Tanzania. Results show that landownership doc-uments are associated with substantial increases in the mar-ket value of land (more than 25%). One reason appears tobe that well-documented private property rights facilitatethe use of land as collateral for loans and therefore easeaccess to credit. The findings suggest that there are poten-tially significant, economic returns to systematic land titlingin Tanzania and other countries.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of International Development |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 512-531 |
ISSN | 0954-1748 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2022 |
- agriculture, credit, investment, land titling, Tanzania
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