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Specificity of Control: The Case of Mexico's Ejido Reform (научный семинар ИНИИ)

Докладчик: Paul Castaneda Dower (РЭШ)Дискуссант: Екатерина Хмельницкая (ПрИиСК ИНИИ) 

Докладчик:  Paul Castaneda Dower* (РЭШ)

Дискуссант: Екатерина Хмельницкая** (ПрИиСК ИНИИ)

31 марта, четверг, Ауд. Ж-804 (Покровский б-р, 11), 18:10

Over the course of 15 years, between 1992 and 2007, Mexico carried out a major land titling program that handed out certificates over usage rights for more than 90% of its communally held land (ejidos). Importantly, formally specifying usage rights through certification can reduce ambiguity in claims to property. We analyze the long run impact of this program using data from 1991 and 2007, focusing on the average length of time land holdings have been certified. In order to control for selection, we take advantage of the program's peculiar implementation strategy. We find that certification increases investment in land specific assets, access to credit and use of land markets. While these findings stand alone as measures of outcomes of an important land reform, we view them as evidence that greater specificity improves the coordination of production plans.

 

*Dower Paul Castaneda - Ph.D., New York University, Assistant Professor of Economics New Economic School

**Хмельницкая Екатерина Алексеевна - бакалавр экономики НИУ ВШЭ, стажер ПрИиСК