Widows' land rights and agricultural investment

Dillon, Brian; Voena, Alessandra

doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.08.006

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“…While, the squatters fear to be ousted from their exploitation at any time. Our results are similar to those by [13,1] and [11].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…It represents one of the economic development cornerstone of all prosperous country. Therefore, in developing countries, land issue is of crucial importance due to the significance incidence of agriculture on economic growth [1].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For Gambian agriculture, [10] conclude that tenure security positively affects long-term investments and productivity of Gambian farmers. [1] show that among households with customary land tenure, there is a decline in agricultural investment, which leads to lower productivity, especially among zambian women who are not entitled to inheritance. In addition, in studying food insecurity in Thailand, [11] show that tenure security favours investments by farm households and consequently boosts their agricultural production.…”

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Impact of Land Security on Household’s Agricultural Productivity in Benin

Sossou

Mbaye

2018

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This paper aims at studying the impact of land tenure on household's agricultural productivity in Benin. Data used in this study come from EMICOV (Enquête Modulaire Intégrée sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages) collected in 2012 and covered 626 Benin's farming households. The method used is the Conditional Mixed Process (CMP) technic approach. Results show that land certificate ownership increases by 0.238 the likelihood of investing in agricultural equipment whereas the customary law ownership increases this likelihood by 0.374 compared to households without any land ownership (the squatters). Furthermore, the customary law ownership provides farmers with more security than land certificate ownership in "Collines" region. Our results suggest that public authorities recognise customary rights and reinforce legal land institutions. Finally, the best land market structure could reduce challenges related to land access and inequalities related to land resources distribution.

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“…While, the squatters fear to be ousted from their exploitation at any time. Our results are similar to those by [13,1] and [11].…”

Section: Discussion Of Empirical Resultssupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Impact of Land Security on Household’s Agricultural Productivity in Benin

Sossou

Mbaye

2018

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“…Global gender gaps persist in health, education, economic, and political outcomesespecially in developing countries (World Economic Forum, 2017). Within households, gender inequality in access to assets and productive resources is widely documented and harmful for productivity (Quisumbing, Maluccio et al, 2000;Deere and Doss, 2006;Goldstein and Udry, 2008;Doss, 2013;Croppenstedt, Goldstein, and Rosas, 2013;Seymour, 2017;Dillon and Voena, 2018). An extensive literature identifies numerous drivers of women's empowerment.…”

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Bringing power to the people or the well-connected? Evidence from Ethiopia on the gendered effects of decentralizing service delivery

Kosec¹,

Song²,

Zhao³

2020

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), a CGIAR Research Center established in 1975, provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI's strategic research aims to foster a climate-resilient and sustainable food supply; promote healthy diets and nutrition for all; build inclusive and efficient markets, trade systems, and food industries; transform agricultural and rural economies; and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is integrated in all the Institute's work. Partnerships, communications, capacity strengthening, and data and knowledge management are essential components to translate IFPRI's research from action to impact. The Institute's regional and country programs play a critical role in responding to demand for food policy research and in delivering holistic support for country-led development. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world.

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“…Women's labor force participation brings income into the household, and women's involvement in decision-making can facilitate more efficient land management (Dillon and Voena, 2018;Goldstein and Udry, 2008;Seymour, 2017) and bring about better health (Beegle et al, 2001;Dinçer et al, 2014;Sraboni et al, 2014), nutrition (Ekbrand and Halleröd, 2018;Imai et al, 2014;Lépine and Strobl, 2013;Smith and Haddad, 2001;Smith et al, 2003), and education (Qian, 2008) outcomes for household members.…”

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How do perceptions of relative poverty affect women's empowerment? Evidence from Papua New Guinea

Kosec¹,

Mo²,

Schmidt³

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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), established in 1975, provides researchbased policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition. IFPRI's strategic research aims to foster a climate-resilient and sustainable food supply; promote healthy diets and nutrition for all; build inclusive and efficient markets, trade systems, and food industries; transform agricultural and rural economies; and strengthen institutions and governance. Gender is integrated in all the Institute's work. Partnerships, communications, capacity strengthening, and data and knowledge management are essential components to translate IFPRI's research from action to impact. The Institute's regional and country programs play a critical role in responding to demand for food policy research and in delivering holistic support for country-led development. IFPRI collaborates with partners around the world. AbstractHow do perceptions of one's relative economic status affect gender attitudes, including support for women's economic participation and involvement in decision-making? We conducted a 2018 survey experiment with female and male adults in approximately 1,000 households in Papua New Guinea. Employing an established survey treatment to subtly alter respondents' perception of their relative economic well-being, we find that increased feelings of relative poverty make both men and women significantly more likely to support girls' schooling and women's paid employment, suggesting that relative economic insecurity can prompt support for women's economic participation. However, increased feelings of relative poverty may trigger greater intra-household tension. While increased perceptions of relative poverty cause women to want more household decision-making authority, men's attitudes toward women's roles in decision-making are unchanged. Results underscore the complicated nature of gender attitudes, and how support for women's economic participation may rise without simultaneous increases in women's agency in decision-making. for comments and helpful discussions. All errors are the sole responsibility of the authors.

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Widows' land rights and agricultural investment

Cited by 42 publications

References 37 publications

Impact of Land Security on Household’s Agricultural Productivity in Benin

Impact of Land Security on Household’s Agricultural Productivity in Benin

Bringing power to the people or the well-connected? Evidence from Ethiopia on the gendered effects of decentralizing service delivery

How do perceptions of relative poverty affect women's empowerment? Evidence from Papua New Guinea

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