This paper analyzes the effects of land market restrictions on the rural labor market outcomes for women. The existing literature emphasizes two mechanisms through which land restrictions can affect the economic outcomes: the collateral value of land, and (in) security of property rights. Analysis of this paper focuses on an alternative mechanism where land restrictions increase costs of migration out of villages. The testable prediction of collateral...
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2015/12/22
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7524
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2015/12/22
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Land market restrictions, women's labor force participation, and wages in a rural economy
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land restriction