2008 · 10 citations · 12 references
Social SciencesAgricultural EconomicsLand-use PlanningAgricultural DevelopmentLand Use ManagementRural DevelopmentAgricultural ExtensionAgricultural Land EconomicsFarm ProductivityLand ReformLand UseLand-use EconomicsAgricultural Extension EffectsAgricultural Productivity EffectsDeterminants Of Farm ProductivityFarm Tenancy PolicyLand Administration ReformProductivityTenancy RegistrationTenancy Systems
We study the impact of reforms in land property rights on farm productivity in the Indian state of West Bengal spanning 1982–95. Our analysis is distinguished from earlier studies by use of a disaggregated farm panel, controls for farm extension programs administered by local governments, and for endogeneity of program implementation. We find statistically significant effects of tenancy registration on productivity in tenant farms, but larger general equilibrium spillover effects on nontenant farms. The productivity effects of tenancy reform were overshadowed by farm input services and infrastructure spending by local governments.
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