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Type:
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Working Paper |
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Author:
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Deininger, Klaus; Ayalew Ali, Daniel; Alemu, Tekie |
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Date:
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2008 |
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Agency:
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Environment for Development (EfD) Initiative, Sweden |
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Series:
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EfD Discussion Paper Series |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/6255
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Sector:
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Land Tenure & Use |
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Region:
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Africa |
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Subject(s):
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investment
land tenure and use
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Abstract:
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"While early attempts at land titling in Africa were often unsuccessful, the need to secure land rights has kindled renewed interest, in view of increased demand for land, a range of individual and communal rights available under new laws, and reduced costs from combining information technology with participatory methods. We used a difference-in-difference approach to assess the effects of a low-cost land registration program in Ethiopia, which covered some 20 million plots over five years, on investment. Despite policy constraints, the program increased land-related investment and yielded benefits significantly above the cost of implementation."
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