Property Rights and Productivity: The Case of Joint Land Titling in Vietnam

TY - JOUR

T1 - Property Rights and Productivity

T2 - The Case of Joint Land Titling in Vietnam

AU - Newman, Carol

AU - Tarp, Finn

AU - Van Den Broeck, Katleen

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - This paper explores the effect of land titling on agricultural productivity in Vietnam and the productivity effects of single versus joint titling for husband and wife. Using a plot-fixed-effects approach our results show that obtaining a land title is associated with higher yields, for both individually and jointly held titles. We conclude that there is no tradeoff between joint titling and productivity, and so joint titles are potentially an effective way to improve women’s bargaining power within the household with no associated efficiency losses.

AB - This paper explores the effect of land titling on agricultural productivity in Vietnam and the productivity effects of single versus joint titling for husband and wife. Using a plot-fixed-effects approach our results show that obtaining a land title is associated with higher yields, for both individually and jointly held titles. We conclude that there is no tradeoff between joint titling and productivity, and so joint titles are potentially an effective way to improve women’s bargaining power within the household with no associated efficiency losses.

U2 - 10.3368/le.91.1.91

DO - 10.3368/le.91.1.91

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0023-7639

VL - 91

SP - 91

EP - 105

JO - Land Economics

JF - Land Economics

IS - 1

ER -