ethiopia | Agriculture Policy design

Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Markets: Evidence from Ethiopia

Using a difference-in-difference approach, this paper assesses the effects on investment of a low-cost land registration program in Ethiopia, which covered some 20 million plots over five years. Despite policy constraints, the program increased land-related investment and yielded benefits significantly above the cost of implementation.

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  • ethiopia

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Deininger, Klaus, Daniel Ayalew Ali, and Tekie Alemu (2009), "Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Markets: Evidence from Ethiopia", EfD Discussion Paper 09-11, Environment for Development Intiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, April 2009.

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