Replication data for: Delinking Land Rights from Land Use: Certification and Migration in Mexico

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alain de Janvry; Kyle Emerick; Marco Gonzalez-Navarro; Elisabeth Sadoulet

Version: View help for Version V1

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Project Description

Summary: In many developing countries property rights over rural land are maintained through continuous personal use instead of by land titles. We show that removing the link between land use and land rights through the issuance of ownership certificates can result in large-scale adjustments to labor and land allocations. Using the rollout of the Mexican land certification program from 1993 to 2006, we find that households obtaining certificates were subsequently 28 percent more likely to have a migrant member. We also show that even though land certification induced migration, it had little effect on cultivated area due to consolidation of farm units. (JEL O13, O17, P14, Q15, Q18, Q24, Q28)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      O17 Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
      P14 Capitalist Systems: Property Rights
      Q15 Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
      Q18 Agricultural Policy; Food Policy
      Q24 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land
      Q28 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy

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V1 [2019-10-12]

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